The Mental Status Examination Handbook
by Mario F. Mendez
Description:
The ability to effectively assess
cognitive and other behavioral functions is an essential skill for
neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, nurses, and other clinicians
who perform clinic and bedside examinations. Unique in the field, The
Mental Status Examination Handbook is a user-friendly, comprehensive
resource that provides practical guidance on cognitive assessment,
clarifies mental status testing procedures, and assists with decision
making for neuropsychological referrals. This detailed manual draws from
the full history of behavioral neurology testing, making the complex
and challenging area of cognitive assessment accessible for both
students and practitioners.
Offers guidance on how to choose and perform a large number of mental status tests, with information on selected test materials and normative values.
Covers the bedside evaluation of arousal, attention, memory, language, perception, executive abilities, and other cognitive and behavioral areas.
Provides an authoritative assessment and compendium of commonly used mental status scales, inventories and questionnaires.
Describes relevant correlations with formal neuropsychological testing, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatric disease.
Explains how to weigh, use, and understand mental status scales and neuropsychological instruments.
Discusses the meaning of cognitive symptoms and signs, and their neuroanatomical and neuropathological correlations.
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Details:
Year: 2021
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBNs: 0323694896, 978-0323694896, 9780323694896, B08YJQGWSG