MENTAL HISTORY

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N., Pam M.S.
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is a comprehensive record of a patients mental health history from the initial diagnosis to the present day at the checking of the record.

MENTAL HISTORY: "Similar to a medical history, a mental history outlines a patients past mental examinations and conditions."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. DIAGNOSTIC FORMULATION
  2. PROBLEM-ORIENTED RECORD (POR)
  3. CASE HISTORY
  4. RECEIVING HOSPITAL
  5. MEDICAL HISTORY
  6. MENTAL HEALTH CARE
  7. MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION (MMSE)
  8. PEDIGREE
  9. ATTENDANCE
  10. MENTAL INSTITUTION
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "MENTAL HISTORY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/mental-history/ (accessed March 30, 2020).
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