Mar
17
2009
Whenceforth the MMSE?
So we in psychiatry are taught the Folstein Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) early in our training. At times, I have wondered, how and when did the Folsteins come up with the MMSE? How was it first introduced? Then I came upon these articles:
- “The Mini Exam with Maximal Staying Power” [I know......... that title...urgh.]
- “Mini-Mental State: A Practical Method for Grading the Cognitive State of Patients for the Clinician“
It appears that answers those questions. A more detailed look at the MMSE in the future.