Utility of the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination (cognistat) with geriatric mental health outpatients

Herb Ames; William A. Hendrickse; Rajbir S. Bakshi; James P. Lepage; Carmen Keefe

doi:10.1080/07317110802677963

Utility of the neurobehavioral cognitive status examination (cognistat) with geriatric mental health outpatients

Herb Ames, William A. Hendrickse, Rajbir S. Bakshi, James P. Lepage, Carmen Keefe

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Cognitive examination of older adults is important due to the risk for age-related cognitive disorders. Demand for efficient tools has resulted in multiscale measures such as the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE). Advantages of the NCSE include high sensitivity, test tolerability, a relatively detailed memory assessment, and inclusion of multiple ability areas. We explored the utility of the NCSE in identifying cognitive impairment and/or dementia. Geropsychiatric outpatients completed the NCSE as part of a comprehensive evaluation. The NCSE proved effective at discriminating the presence or absence of any cognitive disorder. However, the NCSE showed limited clinical utility in identifying etiologies of dysfunction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	198-210
Number of pages	13
Journal	Clinical Gerontologist
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07317110802677963
State	Published - Apr 1 2009

Keywords

Cognition
Dementia
Geriatric
Screening
Testing, neuropsychology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Health(social science)
Clinical Psychology
Gerontology
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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