PSYCHIATRIC-SYMPTOMS IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE - MENTAL STATUS EXAMINATION VERSUS CAREGIVER REPORT

被引:22
作者
SELTZER, B
BUSWELL, A
机构
[1] Division of Behavioral and Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 70112
关键词
DEMENTIA; ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES; AGITATION;
D O I
10.1093/geront/34.1.103
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
To examine possible reasons for conflicting prevalence date on psychiatric features of Alzheimer's disease (AD), we compared the results of a mental status examination by a physician with a questionnaire completed by caregivers in eliciting 12 different psychiatric symptoms in AD patients. There was agreement only on categories suggesting agitation. The formal examination showed more correlations with stage and severity of dementia than did the caregiver report.
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