Psychiatric semiology

Authors

  • Antonio Waldo Zuardi Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Neurologia, Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica
  • Sonia Regina Loureiro Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Departamento de Neurologia, Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v29i1p44-53

Keywords:

Medical History Taking, Psychiatry, Physician - Patient Relations, Mental Status

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to introduce undergraduate students, especially of medicine, in the practice of psychiatric semiology. The authors discuss the psychiatric interview as the essential way for assessment of the psychiatric patient. The article provides an outline of a psychiatric history and of the component parts of the mental status examination, including: appearance; speech and thought; perceptual disturbances; affect and mood; attention and concentration; memory; orientation; consciousness; intelligence; and reality judgment.

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Published

1996-03-30

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (1996)

Section

Simpósio: Semiologia Especializada

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How to Cite

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Zuardi AW, Loureiro SR. Psychiatric semiology. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 1996 Mar. 30 [cited 2025 May 1];29(1):44-53. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/711