Medical Training AIPsychiatric Evaluation and Safety Assessment
You'll be able to run a systematic mental status exam, apply standard screening tools, and stratify suicide risk to guide next steps.
What this track covers
This track covers structured psychiatric assessment: the mental status exam, validated screening instruments for depression and anxiety, recognition of psychotic features, and safety evaluation. It's built for clinicians who need a repeatable approach to evaluating mood, thought, cognition, and risk across common presentations.
What you will practice
- Work through each domain of the mental status exam in order
- Score and interpret a PHQ-9 and a GAD-7 in context
- Distinguish thought disorder from delusional content versus hallucinations
- Stratify suicide risk and decide on an appropriate safety plan
- Apply diagnostic criteria to differentiate overlapping mood and anxiety presentations
Simulator scenario
A virtual patient presenting with low mood and vague safety concerns, where the clinician must complete an MSE, administer a screening tool, and determine a risk-appropriate disposition.
Board question topics
- Mental status exam components and terminology
- PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scoring and interpretation
- Suicide risk stratification and safety planning
- Differentiating psychotic versus mood disorder features
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