scholarly journals Use of rating scales by consultant psychiatrists

1992 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 329-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Rice ◽  
Peter Donnelly
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Test ◽  
Psychiatric Status ◽  
Abbreviated Mental Test ◽  
Learning Test ◽  
State Examination ◽  
Difficult Cases

The number and diversity of rating scales and tests of psychiatric status has increased dramatically in the last 20 to 30 years. Tests are in screening, e.g. for dementia the Mini Mental State Examination and the Abbreviated Mental Test; to aid clarification of the diagnosis in difficult cases, e.g. Walton-Black New Word Learning Test, to differentiate between depression and dementia; and in assessing severity of symptoms, e.g. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

Brief cognitive screening of the elderly: a comparison of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) and Mental Status Questionnaire (MSQ)

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. MacKenzie ◽  
P. Copp ◽  
R. J. Shaw ◽  
G. M. Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Status ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Cognitive Test ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Mental Test ◽  
Abbreviated Mental Test ◽  
State Examination

SynopsisOne hundred and fifty unselected elderly community subjects were assessed by Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) and Mental Status Questionnaire (MSQ). The effects on cognitive test scores of potential confounding (non-cognitive) variables were evaluated. Sensitivities and specificities were: MMSE 80% and 98%; AMT 77% and 90%; and MSQ 70% and 89%. The MMSE identified significantly fewer false positives than the AMT and MSQ. The major effect of intelligence on cognitive test scores has previously been underestimated. Age, social class, sensitivity of hearing and history of stroke were also significantly correlated with cognitive test scores. Years of full time education and depression only affected the longer MMSE and CAMCOG. The MMSE (cut-off 20/21) can be recommended for routine screening. However, as scores are affected by variables other than cognitive function, particularly intelligence, further assessment of identified cases may fail to reveal significant functional impairment.

scholarly journals The mental state examination

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cognitive State ◽  
Mental Test ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Abbreviated Mental Test ◽  
State Examination ◽  
Future Reference

The chapter outlines traditional categories used to capture the current condition of a patient’s state of mind such as appearance and behaviour, mood, speech, thought content, abnormal beliefs and experiences. It suggests questions to ask and how to organize the material. The chapter encourages a descriptive approach in which examples from the interview are recorded to help future reference and help other clinicians make judgements as to significance. Guidance is also given on examining the cognitive state and interpreting intelligence. Further advice is offered on examining the mental state in the elderly, particularly interpreting cognitive impairment using scales–the Addenbrookes’ Cognitive Examination, the Mini-Mental State Examination, and the Abbreviated Mental Test .

The agreement of the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale with the Mini-Mental State Examination

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 685-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Freidl ◽  
W.-J. Stronegger ◽  
A. Berghold ◽  
B. Reinhart ◽  
K. Petrovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mattis Dementia Rating Scale ◽  
Dementia Rating Scale ◽  
State Examination

scholarly journals Dopaminergic imaging and clinical predictors for phenoconversion of REM sleep behaviour disorder

Brain ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Arnaldi ◽  
Andrea Chincarini ◽  
Michele T Hu ◽  
Karel Sonka ◽  
Bradley Boeve ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Rem Sleep ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Bayesian Classifier ◽  
Examination Score ◽  
Sleep Behaviour ◽  
State Examination

Abstract This is an international multicentre study aimed at evaluating the combined value of dopaminergic neuroimaging and clinical features in predicting future phenoconversion of idiopathic REM sleep behaviour (iRBD) subjects to overt synucleinopathy. Nine centres sent 123I-FP-CIT-SPECT data of 344 iRBD patients and 256 controls for centralized analysis. 123I-FP-CIT-SPECT images were semiquantified using DaTQUANTTM, obtaining putamen and caudate specific to non-displaceable binding ratios (SBRs). The following clinical variables were also analysed: (i) Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, motor section score; (ii) Mini-Mental State Examination score; (iii) constipation; and (iv) hyposmia. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was performed to estimate conversion risk. Hazard ratios for each variable were calculated with Cox regression. A generalized logistic regression model was applied to identify the best combination of risk factors. Bayesian classifier was used to identify the baseline features predicting phenoconversion to parkinsonism or dementia. After quality check of the data, 263 iRBD patients (67.6 ± 7.3 years, 229 males) and 243 control subjects (67.2 ± 10.1 years, 110 males) were analysed. Fifty-two (20%) patients developed a synucleinopathy after average follow-up of 2 years. The best combination of risk factors was putamen dopaminergic dysfunction of the most affected hemisphere on imaging, defined as the lower value between either putamina (P < 0.000001), constipation, (P < 0.000001) and age over 70 years (P = 0.0002). Combined features obtained from the generalized logistic regression achieved a hazard ratio of 5.71 (95% confidence interval 2.85–11.43). Bayesian classifier suggested that patients with higher Mini-Mental State Examination score and lower caudate SBR asymmetry were more likely to develop parkinsonism, while patients with the opposite pattern were more likely to develop dementia. This study shows that iRBD patients older than 70 with constipation and reduced nigro-putaminal dopaminergic function are at high risk of short-term phenoconversion to an overt synucleinopathy, providing an effective stratification approach for future neuroprotective trials. Moreover, we provide cut-off values for the significant predictors of phenoconversion to be used in single subjects.

scholarly journals Detecting dementia with the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test and the Mini-Mental State Examination

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kuslansky ◽  
M. Katz ◽  
J. Verghese ◽  
C. B. Hall ◽  
P. Lapuerta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test ◽  
Learning Test ◽  
State Examination

scholarly journals P2-103: Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale Sum of Boxes scores in staging the dementia

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4S_Part_10) ◽  
pp. P292-P292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee Jin Kang ◽  
Young-Hee Chang ◽  
Ha-Ry Na ◽  
Min Jae Baek ◽  
Hyun Jung Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Clinical Dementia Rating ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Dementia Rating Scale ◽  
State Examination
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