A Psychogeriatric Assessment Program. III. Clinical and Experimental Psychologic Aspects*

Abstract

Variables stemming from standard psychologic tests, psychophysiologic tests, and operant conditioning procedures were employed in assessing the status of 80 psychogeriatric patients with either organic brain syndromes or functional psychoses. Differences were observed in the responses between the two groups. In general, the performance of the patients with organic brain syndromes was more deviant than that of the patients with functional psychoses, and the performance of the hospitalized geriatric patients (regardless of diagnosis) was worse than that of the normal control groups.

Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scales (PGDRS) A Method of Assessment for Use by Nurses

“…Other instruments have included a more comprehen sive observer assessment of disturbed behaviour, particularly the Stockton Geriatric Rating Scale (Meer and Baker, 1966). This instrument has been standardized on a British population by Pattie and Gilleard (1975, 1976and 1979. They used the Stockton Geriatric Rating Scale (which primarily assesses behaviour) with the Clifton Assessment Schedule (which primarily assesses mental state) and found this combin ation to be useful in terms of diagnosis and outcome.…”

“…Several previous instruments have taken the form of a brief assessment of the patient's mental state, using questions concentrating upon one or more of the following areas: (a) the patient's orientation in time and to place and people; (b) his memory for immediate and distant events; (c) general knowledge and local inform ation; (d) tasks involving simple abilities such as arithmetic and vocabulary; (e) what have been termed ‘¿ activities of daily living'. For examples of this type of approach see Wilson and Brass (1973), Pattie and Gilleard (1975), Isaacs and Walkey (1964), Silver (1972), Klinger et al (1976), Milne et al (1972). The latter instrument was designed for nurses to assess physical and mental health.…”

Development and Application of the Extended Scale for Dementia

“…20) (7–9). Paired‐Associate Learning tests are reported to be sensitive to memory impairment in the elderly (10, 11), so a simple version (No. 21) was added to the Scale.…”

Amantadine in Senile Dementia: Electroencephalographic and Clinical Effects

“…With 10 patients the following assessments were also carried out: Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (10); Geriatric Rating Scale (11); Minimal Social Behavior Scale (modified) (12); Mental Deterioration Scale (13); block design and digit‐span backward and forward from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; the paired associate learning test from the Wechsler Memory scale; the organic disease and psychosis scores, and total and partial visual recall from the Bender Gestalt Test; the Minnesota Rate of Manipulation Test; naming and immediate recall of six objects; and auditory and visual reaction times (14). As expected, some patients were untestable in various study situations.…”