Is it possible to assess cognitive impairment other than with neuropsychological tests?

Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Harvey, Philip D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 65549142612     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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