Summary: Cognitive deficits are a core feature of dementia. Neuropsychological assessment can detect cognitive symptoms even at early stages of disease. Moreover, neuropsychological assessment of dementia yields a detailed evaluation of cognitive ...
Assessment of Depressive Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract: Depressive disorders are counted among the most frequently emerging mental disorders and it is known that non treated depression has a negative impact on the course of depression and somatic ...
Quantitative and qualitative Assessment of Family Caregiver Burden and CopingAbstract: The following article is concerned with the assessment of family caregiver burden and strain, which is especially relevant in intervention research. Instead of using ...
Using data from two randomized, placebo-controlled trials involving 806 outpatients, we performed linear regression analyses to evaluate how cognitive abilities in patients with dementia assessed by the SKT (Syndrom-Kurztest – Short Cognitive Performance ...
Conceptualizations of psychological assessment and therapy with older adults rarely refer to more generalist lifespan developmental theories. Yet such frameworks can greatly assist experienced practitioners as well as trainees and those who may be new to ...
Abstract. Evidence regarding the relationship between subjective memory complaints (SMCs) and objective memory functioning remains mixed; assessment methods may underlie this inconsistency. In this study, 94 participants aged 40 and above completed two ...
Abstract. Decision-making capacity (DMC) is a prerequisite for informed consent to medical treatments. However, little is known about the knowledge, attitudes, and evaluation of DMC among physicians in Croatia. A ...