TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mendez,Mario F.
TI  - The mental status examination handbook
SN  - 9780323694896
AV  - RC386.6.M44 
U1  - 616.80475 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Elsevier
KW  - Mental status examination
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Neurologic examination
KW  - Psychological tests
KW  - Mental Status and Dementia Tests
KW  - Neurologic Examination
KW  - Psychological Tests
KW  - Interview, Psychological
KW  - methods
KW  - Mental Disorders
KW  - diagnosis
KW  - Examen de l'état mental
KW  - Guides, manuels, etc
KW  - Examen neurologique
KW  - Tests psychologiques
KW  - fast
KW  - Handbook
KW  - NATCOLCK
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Handbooks and manuals
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Guides et manuels
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The ability to effectively assess cognitive and other behavioral functions is an essential skill for neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, nurses, and other clinicians who perform clinic and bedside examinations. Unique in the field, The Mental Status Examination Handbook is a user-friendly, comprehensive resource that provides practical guidance on cognitive assessment, clarifies mental status testing procedures, and assists with decision making for neuropsychological referrals. This detailed manual draws from the full history of behavioral neurology testing, making the complex and challenging area of cognitive assessment accessible for both students and practitioners. Offers guidance on how to choose and perform a large number of mental status tests, with information on selected test materials and normative values. Covers the bedside evaluation of arousal, attention, memory, language, perception, executive abilities, and other cognitive and behavioral areas. Provides an authoritative assessment and compendium of commonly used mental status scales, inventories and questionnaires. Describes relevant correlations with formal neuropsychological testing, neuroimaging, and neuropsychiatric disease. Explains how to weigh, use, and understand mental status scales and neuropsychological instruments. Discusses the meaning of cognitive symptoms and signs, and their neuroanatomical and neuropathological correlations. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
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