BRIEF OUTLINE FOR PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY TAKING
1. IDENTIFICATION DATA – AGE, SEX, EDUCATION, RELIGION, OCCUPATION,
MARITAL STATUS.
2. CHIEF COMPLAINT-PRESENT ILLNESS – C/C
- WHO REFERS ?
- WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE PI. FELT WELL ? (ONSET).
3. PAST HISTORY. – PREVIOUS SIMILAR C/O, TX, RESULT OF TX
4. PERSONAL HISTORY – PREMORBID HX – CHILDHOOD, SCHOOLING, SOCIAL LIFE, WORK, MARRIAGE.
- PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORS – RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY MEMBERS
- ANY MAJOR CHANGES IN LIFE
- WORK PROBLEMS ?
- FINANCIAL PROBLEMS ?
- SEXUAL PROBLEMS ?
- DEATH
- ILLNESSES
- RETIREMENT, ETC.
5. FAMILY HISTORY – SIMILAR PROBLEM IN FAMILY MEMBERS ?
- ANY ILLNESSES OCCURED IN MORE THAN ONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY ?
- F/H OF MENTAL ILLNESS – SUICIDE
- HOSPITALIZED
- DRINKING PROBLEM
6. MEDICAL HISTORY 1. ILLNESS HX – NEUROLOGICAL S/S
- HEAD INJURY
- MEDICATION TAKING
- USE OF DRUGS & ALCOHOL
- OPERATION






