Ross C A, Leichner P
Can J Psychiatry. 1984 Jun;29(4):315-8. doi: 10.1177/070674378402900407.
One hundred and ninety-two Canadian psychiatry residents (43% of the total Canadian resident population) completed a questionnaire concerning their training in and use of the mental status examination (MSE). Residents perceive a number of deficiencies in their training for the mental status examination. They employ a wide variation in tests, and show a lack of sophistication in how to test for special dysfunctions. We discuss these data in the context of accumulated research on MSE. It should be possible to provide more systematic training in the MSE and we suggest modifications in resident training which might produce a more uniform and reliable MSE.
192名加拿大精神病学住院医师（占加拿大住院医师总数的43%）完成了一份关于他们在精神状态检查（MSE）方面的培训及使用情况的问卷。住院医师们意识到他们在精神状态检查培训方面存在一些不足。他们使用的测试方法差异很大，并且在如何检测特殊功能障碍方面缺乏成熟度。我们结合对MSE的累积研究来讨论这些数据。应该有可能提供更系统的MSE培训，并且我们建议对住院医师培训进行改进，这可能会产生更统一、更可靠的MSE。
