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 ...
Zusammenfassung:Hintergrund: Schon lange ist bekannt, dass ältere Menschen ein erhöhtes Risiko haben, delirant zu werden. Allgemein werden schwere körperliche Erkrankungen, insbesondere eine Multimorbidität als Risikofaktoren für ein Delir bei älteren ...
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 ...
Assessment of Resources in the ElderlyAbstract: The assessment and utilization of strengths, competences and resources of a person draws more and more attention to itself, supplementing the psychopathological oriented assessment in psychotherapy. This ...
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 ...
Diagnostics of Alcohol-Related Disorders in the ElderlyAbstract: An overview is given with respect to diagnostic procedures for problematic drinking in the elderly. Screening instruments are evaluated according to their applicability in older age groups ...
Neuropsychological Diagnostic Test Battery of Averbal Dementia Screening for Immigrant PatientsScreening tests for the diagnosis of dementia, which could be applied to subjects, who cannot speak the language of the investigator good enough, are not ...