这段话，应该怎样准确理解翻译？

The mental state examination is equivalent to the physical examination in medicine or surgery,
but a different system is being examined. It takes place through observation and through probing
questions designed to elicit psychopathology. It is structured and follows a procedure. It
is put together with the history and investigations. The mental state examination contributes
to the formulation, which is a summary of the mental health problems and their relation to
other aspects of life. Formulation includes a diagnosis and may include a multi-axial diagnostic
understanding. Formulation uses information from the history and
mental state examination to describe the three Ps: predisposing factors, precipitating factors
and perpetuating factors.

用红字标出来的这段话，应该怎样准确理解翻译？

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