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Assessment scales in old age psychiatry
- Authors:
- BURNS Alastair, LAWLOR Brian, CRAIG Sarah
- Publisher:
- Martin Dunitz
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 302p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book brings together various scales that are used to measure the various manifestations of mental and physical diseases that affect older people. All the major assessment scales in common use are included. The scales are divided into eight areas: depression, neuropsychological tests, global mental assessments, physical examination, delirium, care-giver assessments, memory functioning, and other scales.
Managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia
- Author:
- LAWLOR Brian
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 181(12), December 2002, pp.463-465.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are common and problematic in clinical practice and represent a significant part of the day-to-day workload of the old age psychiatry team in hospital, institution and community settings. Improving recognition and management of BPSD can have a positive impact on the quality of life of patients and their carers and potentially delay the transition from home to institutional care.