Cognitive Screening Instruments : A Practical Approach

This revised and updated second edition 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. It now includes additional chapters on AD8 and also methodological aspects of systematic cognitive screening instrument assessment from the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group. Expert authors from around the world equip the reader with clear instructions on the usage of each screening instrument, its strengths and weaknesses, and the time required for administration. Rules on scoring are also provided, 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, Second Edition is aimed at both clinicians and 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. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Cognitive Screening Instruments: Rationale and Desiderata....Pages 3-13 Assessment of the Utility of Cognitive Screening Instruments....Pages 15-34 Front Matter....Pages 35-35 The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE): Update on Its Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Utility for Cognitive Disorders....Pages 37-48 MMSE Variants and Subscores....Pages 49-66 Clock Drawing Test....Pages 67-108 Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examinations: ACE, ACE-R, ACE-III, ACEapp, and M-ACE....Pages 109-137 Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Concept and Clinical Review....Pages 139-195 DemTect....Pages 197-208 TYM (Test Your Memory) Testing....Pages 209-229 The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG)....Pages 231-239 Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT)....Pages 241-253 The Quick Mild Cognitive Impairment Screen (Qmci)....Pages 255-272 Front Matter....Pages 273-273 The IQCODE: Using Informant Reports to Assess Cognitive Change in the Clinic and in Older Individuals Living in the Community....Pages 275-295 Brief Informant Interviews to Screen for Dementia: The AD8 and Quick Dementia Rating System....Pages 297-312 Front Matter....Pages 313-313 The Usage of Cognitive Screening Instruments: Test Characteristics and Suspected Diagnosis....Pages 315-339 Back Matter....Pages 341-351 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