What is a Mind Screen Mental Health Assessment

The Mind Screen is a secure online self assessment and treatment tool for GPs and mental health specialists seeking to detect, diagnose, treat and monitor their patients’ mental health. It was developed to provide a more timely, cost-effective and streamlined mental health assessment process for better patient outcomes and improved practice efficiency.

The patient self administers the Mind Screen securely online. It’s unique ‘intelligent’ questioning methodology enables multiple DSM-IV disorders to be assessed as it adaptively prompts questions based on patient responses to symptomatology.

With the Mind Screen, practitioners get more detailed information, more quickly to help make accurate and more timely diagnoses and better informed treatment decisions. The Mind Screen frees up the practitioner's valuable time so they can spend more quality time with their patient on treatment planning and monitoring patient progress. The Mind Screen includes:

A Comprehensive Assessment Report with:

Disorder symptomatology
Severity ratings and duration
Co-morbidity
Self harm and suicidal ideation assessments
Past and family mental health history
Medications and side effects profile

A Medicare compliant Mental Health Treatment Plan template to be completed by the practitioner and patient together with:

Disorder specific goals and actions
Patient specific goals and actions
Patient responsibilities clearly indicated
Detailed Mental Status Examination

Patient Progress Monitoring with:

Graphs and comparative severity ratings to monitor and manage treatment outcomes

The Mind Screen assesses:

Mood Disorders, Major Depression, Post Natal Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Complicated Grief, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Specific and Social Phobias, Substance Related Disorders, Alcohol and Nicotine Dependence, Medication Dependence, Illicit Drug Dependence, Eating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Impulse Control Disorders, Gambling, Compulsive Sexual Behaviour, Addictive Behaviours, Work Addiction, Exercise Addiction, Internet Addiction, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Psychotic Disorder.

The Mind Screen also collects patient information relating to a history of head injury, a history of physical, sexual or emotional abuse as well as information relating to family history, current medication and medication history and side effects.