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Cognitive Assessment of the Elderly Long-Stay Patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Andrew J. Gibson ,
I. C. A. Moyes  and
Don Kendrick
Andrew J. Gibson
Affiliation:
Broadgate Hospital, Beverley, North Humberside HU17 8RN
I. C. A. Moyes
Affiliation:
Broadgate Hospital
Don Kendrick
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Hull, Humberside, HU6 7RX
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Summary

The revised Kendrick battery was used to assess level of cognitive functioning and subsequent cognitive change in a group of 40 long-stay elderly psychiatric patients. If it had been used for diagnosing organic dementia in this group, half would have been classified as dementing, although the clinical evidence was against such a diagnosis. It may therefore misclassify individuals who are functioning at a low cognitive level for other reasons. Alternative assessment procedures are now available for use with the elderly.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 137 , Issue 6 , December 1980 , pp. 551 - 557
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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