2nd Edition
Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry
400 Pages
by
CRC Press
A unique compendium of more than 200 assessment scales, this second edition of Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry is an indispensable guide for assessing the mental health problems of the elderly and the effects that such problems may have on patients' functional ability. Building on the foundation set by the first edition, the book summarizes scales commonly used in clinical and research... Read more
Depression
Cognitive Assessment
Neuropsychological Tests
Neuropsychiatric Assessments
Activities of Daily Living
Global Assessments/Quality of Life
Global Mental Health Assessments
Physical Examination
Delirium
Caregiver Assessments
Memory Functioning
Other Scales
Appendix 1: What to Use and When
Appendix 2: Additional Scales
Scales Index
Cognitive Assessment
Neuropsychological Tests
Neuropsychiatric Assessments
Activities of Daily Living
Global Assessments/Quality of Life
Global Mental Health Assessments
Physical Examination
Delirium
Caregiver Assessments
Memory Functioning
Other Scales
Appendix 1: What to Use and When
Appendix 2: Additional Scales
Scales Index
Biography
Alistair Burns, Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig
Read the reviews of the first edition:
"Drs. Burns, Lawlor, and Craig have done the field of Geriatric Psychiatry a great service in the publication of Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry"
--American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
"For academics, the book is a prayer answered…My only question is 'Why didn't somebody do this before'."
