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.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Principles of Mental Status Testing - p. iii 3. Chapter 3: Common Clinical Disorders Affecting Mental Status Testing - p. iii 4. Chapter 4: Essential Behavioral Neuroanatomy - p. iii 5. Chapter 5: Overview of the Mental Status Examination - p. iii 6. Chapter 6: The Neurobehavioral History and Behavioral Observations - p. iii 7. Chapter 7: Arousal, Attention, and Other Fundamental Functions - p. iii 8. Chapter 8: Language and Speech - p. iii 9. Chapter 9: Memory and Semantic Knowledge - p. iii 10. Chapter 10: Constructional, Perceptual, and Spatial Abilities - p. iii 11. Chapter 11: Praxis and Related Cortical Movement Abnormalities - p. iii 12. Chapter 12: Calculations and Related Functions - p. iii 13. Chapter 13: Executive Operations and Abilities - p. iii 14. Chapter 14: The Neurological Behavioral Examination - p. iii 15. Chapter 15: Overview of Scales and Inventories - p. iii 16. Chapter 16: General Mental Status Scales, Rating Instruments, and Behavior Inventories - p. iii 17. Chapter 17: Overview of Neuropsychological Testing - p. iii 18. Chapter 18: Tele-Neurobehavior and Computerized Cognitive Tests - p. iii 19. Chapter 19: Fundamentals of Mental Status Testing - p. iii 20. Chapter 20: Mental Status Testing - p. iii 21. Chapter 21: Scales or Inventories, Neuropsychological Tests, and Computerized Techniques - p. iii 22. Index of Mental Status Tasks - p. iii 23. Mental Status Scales - p. iii 24. Key Select References - p. iii 25. Index - p. iii
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.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Principles of Mental Status Testing - p. iii 3. Chapter 3: Common Clinical Disorders Affecting Mental Status Testing - p. iii 4. Chapter 4: Essential Behavioral Neuroanatomy - p. iii 5. Chapter 5: Overview of the Mental Status Examination - p. iii 6. Chapter 6: The Neurobehavioral History and Behavioral Observations - p. iii 7. Chapter 7: Arousal, Attention, and Other Fundamental Functions - p. iii 8. Chapter 8: Language and Speech - p. iii 9. Chapter 9: Memory and Semantic Knowledge - p. iii 10. Chapter 10: Constructional, Perceptual, and Spatial Abilities - p. iii 11. Chapter 11: Praxis and Related Cortical Movement Abnormalities - p. iii 12. Chapter 12: Calculations and Related Functions - p. iii 13. Chapter 13: Executive Operations and Abilities - p. iii 14. Chapter 14: The Neurological Behavioral Examination - p. iii 15. Chapter 15: Overview of Scales and Inventories - p. iii 16. Chapter 16: General Mental Status Scales, Rating Instruments, and Behavior Inventories - p. iii 17. Chapter 17: Overview of Neuropsychological Testing - p. iii 18. Chapter 18: Tele-Neurobehavior and Computerized Cognitive Tests - p. iii 19. Chapter 19: Fundamentals of Mental Status Testing - p. iii 20. Chapter 20: Mental Status Testing - p. iii 21. Chapter 21: Scales or Inventories, Neuropsychological Tests, and Computerized Techniques - p. iii 22. Index of Mental Status Tasks - p. iii 23. Mental Status Scales - p. iii 24. Key Select References - p. iii 25. Index - p. iii
