Cognitive Screening Instruments
Subtitle: A Practical Approach
Publisher: Springer London, Limited
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781447124528
Subjects: Cognition; Neurology; Medicine; Clinical psychology; Neuropsychology
Description: 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 dem