Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry

by Lawlor, Brian A.; Craig, Sarah; Burns, Alistair

• ISBN13: 9781853175626
• ISBN10: 1853175625
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

"Building on the success of the first edition, the authors have compiled a comprehensive compendium of over 200 scales across the field of mental disorders in the elderly. Each scale is accompanied by information on the completion of each instrument and a commentary to allow the reader to see, at a glance, the scope of the scale and its application." "With an increasing number of older people being diagnosed with mental disorders, this timely, authoritative guide is an essential tool for everyone involved in assessing the mental health problems of the elderly and the effect that these may have on a patient's functional ability."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Sarah Craig is Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at The Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, Bolton, UK. Brian Lawlor is Consultant Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry of the Elderly, Jonathan Swift Clinic, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Alistair Burns is Head of the School of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, and Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface	vi
Introduction	vii
Depression	1	(192)
Neuropsychological tests	33	(40)
Neuropsychiatric assessments	73	(54)
Activities of daily living	127	(36)
Global assessments/quality of life	163	(30)
Global mental health assessments	193	(22)
Physical examination	215	(10)
Delirium	225	(8)
Caregiver assessments	233	(24)
Memory functioning	257	(8)
Other scales	265	(26)
Appendix 1: What to use and when	291	(3)
Appendix 2: Additional scales	294	(6)
Scales index	300