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Enter Psychiatric Evaluation Presenting Concerns

The Presenting Concerns panel enables you to document the symptoms and presenting issues, in the client's own words, which prompted a visit to the office in the Reason for referral field.

  1. In the Presenting Concerns panel select No or Yes to answer the question: Comprehensive Assessment has been completed.
  2. If Yes, enter the date of the most recent assessment into the field.
  3. In the Reason for referral and chief complaint field, click to enter or dictate notable symptoms, presenting problems, behavioral and functional needs, etc.
  4. Enter Family/guardian description of problem.
  5. For History of present psychiatric illness, do one of the following actions:
    • Select None reported.
    • Enter or dictate history details.