Psychiatric Evaluation Form Template
Streamline your mental health assessments effortlessly
Assessing mental health can be complex and overwhelming for professionals. This psychiatric evaluation template is designed specifically for mental health practitioners like you, ensuring thorough and effective evaluations. With clear, structured questions, it helps in diagnosing conditions, tracking patient progress, streamlining documentation, and enhancing communication with clients. Plus, it's WCAG-aligned for accessibility. Experience how straightforward evaluations can be by exploring the live template now.
When to use this form
Use this form during intake, pre-visit triage, or transitions of care to gather a clear picture of symptoms, risks, and supports. It suits outpatient clinics, hospital consults, school counseling, and telehealth. You can standardize presenting concerns, history, medications, substance use, and functioning, then route urgent cases fast. Pair it with the Mental health assessment form to broaden screening, and the DASS Form to track severity over time. For complex cases, repeat the form at follow-ups to show change and inform treatment plans.
Must Ask Psychiatric Evaluation Questions
- What brings you in today, and when did these symptoms start?
This frames the chief concern and timeline, which guides prioritization and next steps. Clear onset and course help you separate acute issues from long-standing patterns.
- Have you had thoughts of harming yourself or others, and do you have a plan or intent?
Direct risk questions surface immediate safety needs. Details about plan, means, and intent inform safety planning and escalation.
- What mental health and medical treatments have you tried, and what medications or therapies are you using now?
Response history and side effects prevent repeating ineffective or risky options. Current regimens shape safe, coordinated decisions.
- How often do you use alcohol, cannabis, or other substances, and when was your last use?
Substances can mimic or worsen symptoms and affect medication choices. Recency and frequency support accurate assessment and help anticipate withdrawal risks.
- Who do you live with, and what supports and stressors affect your day-to-day functioning?
Context about housing, relationships, work, and school reveals risks and protective factors. If you need deeper context, add the Psychosocial assessment form to capture social history and resources.
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