Title: The prevalence of dementia as measured by the Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination
Abstract: ABSTRACT General practice patients aged 75 years and over were screened for cognitive impairment using the Mini‐Mental State Examination. Those scoring 23 or below and a sample of those scoring 24 or 25 were asessed using the Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination (CAMDEX), a structured interview schedule specifically designed to detect mild dementia. The CAMDEX includes a mental state examination, a psychiatric history, detailed cognitive testing and an informant interview. The prevalence of dementia in 2311 patients was found to be 10.5%, about half that found in most earlier studies. Possible reasons for this low rate are discussed.
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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