One of the tools that a case manager might use to assess a client is the Mental Status Exam (MSE). The MSE has several domains, and today, we'll review what's included under the "Thought Processes/Content" domain:

When we talk about thought processes and thought content, we're referring to one's organization and composition of thought. Examples include: normal, blocking, loose associations, confabulation, flight of ideas, ideas of reference, illogical thinking, grandiosity, magical thinking, obsessions, perseveration, delusions, depersonalization, suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation.