Pychosis - history taking
Elicit the firs rank symptoms of schizophrenia
Auditory hallucinations
I gather that you had been under pressure lately . When people are under pressure, they sometimes feel their immagination playing tricks on them.
Have you heard things that are unusual lately ?
Hearing thing spoken out loud - thought echo
Do you ever hear your thoughts spoken out loud ?
3rd person hallucinations - Do the voices speak about you ? or they spoke to you ?
Commentary hallucinations - Do the voices comment on your thoughts and actions ?
Thought broadcasting
Do you think you can think clearly ?
Is there any interference with your thoughts ?
Thought insertion - Are thoughts that are not yours put into your head?
Thought withdrawal - Is there anyone / anything that can take your thoughts out of your brain ?
Thought broadcasting - Do you think the others can hear your thoughts ?
Somatic passitivity - is something / someone controlling you ?Is someone / something forcing you to do something ?
Delusional perception - Do things which happened around you have special meaning to you ?