THE ASSESSMENT OF THE MENTAL STATE OF ELDERLY HOSPITAL PATIENTS USING A SIMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE

BERNARD ISAACS and FRANK A. WALKEYAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 120, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.2.173

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This preliminary evaluation indicated that a simple questionnaire, which was independent of educational and cultural background, would give a useful quantitative assessment of intellectual impairment in elderly hospitalized patients; and certain features of the population studied could be characterized in terms of test performance. The test has been incorporated in a short battery which is yielding information on such matters as the relation between mental impairment of geriatric patients and their survival in hospital.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 120 • Number 2 • August 1963

Pages: 173 - 174

PubMed: 13956743

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Published in print: August 1963

Published online: 1 April 2006

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BERNARD ISAACS

Foresthall Hospital, Glasgow, N. 1., Scotland.

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FRANK A. WALKEY

Foresthall Hospital, Glasgow, N. 1., Scotland.

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THE ASSESSMENT OF THE MENTAL STATE OF ELDERLY HOSPITAL PATIENTS USING A SIMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE

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