Mental health · History

Low mood at 24

Hard

8 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for UWA Year 3 students

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2 min reading · 8 min station · reminders at 1 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Your next patient is Sienna Rinaldi, 24, who has been feeling low for the past six weeks.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • The mental state examination findings and your risk assessment
    • Your most likely diagnosis
  • You do not need to summarise the history
  • No physical examination or management plan is required

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