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A mental status examination may provide valuable information in patients with [[major depressive disorder]]. | ==Overview== | ||
*General appearance: | Physical examination of patients with [[major depressive disorder]] is usually normal. | ||
==Physical Examination== | |||
Physical examination of patients with [[major depressive disorder]] is usually normal. | |||
A [[mental status examination]] may provide valuable information in patients with [[major depressive disorder]]. | |||
*'''General appearance:''' | |||
**Psychomotor agitation or retardation | **Psychomotor agitation or retardation | ||
**Poor eye contact | **Poor eye contact | ||
**Tearful | **Tearful | ||
**Inattentive to personal appearance | **Inattentive to personal appearance | ||
*Affect: | *'''[[Affect]]''': | ||
**Constricted or labile | **Constricted or labile | ||
*Mood: | *'''[[Mood]]''': | ||
**Depressed | **Depressed | ||
**Irritable | **Irritable | ||
**Frustrated | **Frustrated | ||
**Sad | **Sad | ||
*Speech: | *'''[[Speech]]''': | ||
**Little or no spontaneity | **Little or no spontaneity | ||
**Monosyllabic | **Monosyllabic | ||
**Long pauses | **Long pauses | ||
**Soft, low monotone | **Soft, low monotone | ||
*Thought content: | *'''Thought content''': | ||
**Suicidal ideation | **[[Suicidal ideation]] | ||
**Obsessive rumination | **Obsessive rumination | ||
**Pervasive feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness, guilt | **Pervasive feelings of [[hopelessness]], [[helplessness]], [[worthlessness]], [[guilt]] | ||
**Somatic preoccupation | **Somatic preoccupation | ||
**Indecisiveness | **Indecisiveness | ||
**Poverty of through content | **Poverty of through content | ||
**Mood-congruent hallucinations and delusions | **Mood-congruent [[hallucinations]] and [[delusions]] | ||
*Cognition: | *'''[[Cognition]]''': | ||
**Distractile | **Distractile | ||
**Difficulty concentrating | **Difficulty concentrating | ||
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**Apparent disorientation | **Apparent disorientation | ||
**Impaired abstract thinking | **Impaired abstract thinking | ||
*Insight and judgment | *'''Insight and judgment''': | ||
**Impaired | **Impaired | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Physical examination of patients with major depressive disorder is usually normal.
Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients with major depressive disorder is usually normal. A mental status examination may provide valuable information in patients with major depressive disorder.
- General appearance:
- Psychomotor agitation or retardation
- Poor eye contact
- Tearful
- Inattentive to personal appearance
- Affect:
- Constricted or labile
- Mood:
- Depressed
- Irritable
- Frustrated
- Sad
- Speech:
- Little or no spontaneity
- Monosyllabic
- Long pauses
- Soft, low monotone
- Thought content:
- Suicidal ideation
- Obsessive rumination
- Pervasive feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness, guilt
- Somatic preoccupation
- Indecisiveness
- Poverty of through content
- Mood-congruent hallucinations and delusions
- Cognition:
- Distractile
- Difficulty concentrating
- Poor memory
- Apparent disorientation
- Impaired abstract thinking
- Insight and judgment:
- Impaired