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Common Mental Disorders Depression - New Zealand Doctor

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Appendix H:<br />

Assessing for cognitive impairment<br />

in older adults<br />

Practical screening instruments by clinical issue<br />

and appropriate test<br />

Want to find cognitive impairment of at least moderate severity<br />

• Mini-<strong>Mental</strong> State Examination<br />

Suspicion of mild impairment or highly educated patient<br />

• Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, or<br />

• Word List Acquisition Test<br />

Very little time available<br />

• Memory Impairment Screen, or<br />

• Clock Drawing Test<br />

Plenty of time available<br />

• Cambridge Cognitive Examination<br />

• Modified Mini-<strong>Mental</strong> State Examination<br />

• Community Screening Interview for Dementia, or<br />

523<br />

• Montreal Cognitive Assessment<br />

Identification of <strong>Common</strong> <strong>Mental</strong> <strong>Disorders</strong> and Management of <strong>Depression</strong> in Primary Care 147

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