TY - BOOK ID - 14306191 TI - Cognitive screening instruments : a practical approach PY - 2012 SN - 1447124510 9786613934369 1447124529 1283621916 PB - London ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Mental illness--Diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc. KW - Psychiatric rating scales--Handbooks, manuals, etc. KW - Diagnosis KW - Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Mental Disorders KW - Psychiatry and Psychology KW - Cognition Disorders KW - Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Neurology KW - Cognition disorders KW - Cognition KW - Diagnosis. KW - Testing. KW - Medicine. KW - Neurology. KW - Neuropsychology. KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Psychology, clinical. KW - Nervous system KW - Neuropsychiatry KW - Diseases KW - Neurology . KW - Neurophysiology KW - Psychophysiology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14306191 AB - Cognitive Screening Instruments: A Practical Approach provides a practical and structured overview of some of the most commonly used and easily available cognitive screening instruments applicable in the outpatient clinic and bedside setting. Dementia and cognitive disorders are now recognised as an increasing public health problem, both in terms of patient numbers and cost, as populations age throughout the world. Despite this, many patients with dementia never receive a formal diagnosis, with implications for their appropriate care and management. Diagnostic tests which identify cases of dementia therefore have an important role. Expert authors from around the world equip the reader of Cognitive Screening Instruments: A Practical Approach with clear instructions on the usage of each screening instrument, its strengths and weaknesses, the time required for administration, and rules on scoring, such as how to correct for variations in the patient’s age or education, and suggested cut-off scores. Cognitive Screening Instruments: A Practical Approach is a handy, illustrated guide and a valuable diagnostic aid for practitioners working closely with patients with dementia and mild cognitive impairment. This volume will be of use both to clinicians and to professionals in disciplines allied to medicine who are called upon to assess patients with possible cognitive disorders, including neurologists, old age psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, primary care physicians, dementia support workers, and members of memory assessment teams. ER -