Development of screening batteries for neuropsychiatric comorbidity in elderly

General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).AD8, a brief 8-item measure to identify cognitive impairment among older adults.A 12-item neurological screener developed for the Bangalore Urban and Rural Neuroepidemiological (BURN) survey.A 4-item psychosis screening.A checklist for common medical illnesses.S...

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Published in:Journal of neurosciences in rural practice 2013-08, Vol.4 (5), p.9-10
Main Authors: Winter, Yaroslav, Epifanova-Bertschi, Natalia, Korchounov, Alexei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comorbidity
Dementia
Diagnosis
Geriatric psychiatry
Health aspects
Mental depression
Neuropsychiatry
Older people
Quality of life
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Summary:General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).AD8, a brief 8-item measure to identify cognitive impairment among older adults.A 12-item neurological screener developed for the Bangalore Urban and Rural Neuroepidemiological (BURN) survey.A 4-item psychosis screening.A checklist for common medical illnesses.Sabanand et al. found the following advantages of the ICE-E: brief and easy to administer set of tests, the possibility to be applied by nonmedical personnel with adequate training and assistance for clinicians in better planning of management strategies.
ISSN:0976-3147
0976-3155
DOI:10.4103/0976-3147.116424