Hope is a seventy-year-old woman, just recently referred to your practice. In order to get a sense of whether or not Hope is "all there," you perform:

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When first evaluating a patient for treatment, it is always a good idea to perform a mental status exam to check all of the patient's areas of orientation, speech, thought content, and mood. It can be the key in building an effective treatment plan. All of the other assessments mentioned are a part of a suicide assessment or depression assessment.

Hope Is a Seventy-Year-Old Woman, Just Recently Referred to Your