8. Previous Attacks of Mental Disorder:
Obtain dates, places where treated, apparent cause, duration of attacks and general character of symptoms.
9. Precipitating Cause of Present Psychosis:
Try to determine what occurrence or situation appeared to bring about the mental breakdown. Emotional strains, excitement, quarrels, worries, griefs, disappointments, sexual episodes, separation, deaths, childbirth, etc., financial loss, overwork, physical disease, etc.
10. Onset and Symptoms of the Psychosis:
Take as far as possible a spontaneous account beginning with date when first symptoms were noticed in the patient. In this connection particular attention should be given to changes in behavior, in mood, in manner of speech, in attitude towards others and towards work.
Appearance of suspicious, unusual interests, peculiar ideas and delusions?
Hallucinations in various fields and reaction to them?
Obtain as much as possible regarding trend of patient's ideas, topics of conversation and content of hallucinations. What did voices say? What was seen in visions?
Forgetfulness, impairment of memory, loss of orientation and clouding of sensorium.