Brief cognitive screening instruments: an update

Brief screening instruments for alcoholism.

348 ALCOHOL HEALTH & RESEARCH WORLD Numerous studies have demonstrated that many problem drinkers (i.e., people who fulfill the diagnoses of harmful drinking, alcohol abuse, or alcohol dependence) can benefit from brief physician interventions at the time of a clinic visit or from referral for alcoholism treatment (Buchsbaum 1994). To identify problem drinkers in clinical and primary care setti...

Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry Survey of Brief Cognitive Screening Instruments

BACKGROUND The use of brief cognitive screening instruments is essential in the assessment of dementia. The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of use and perceived characteristics of cognitive screening instruments among Canadian psychogeriatric clinicians. METHODS Members of the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (CAGP) and attendees to the 2010 Annual Scientific Meeti...

Asbestos-related Lung Diseases: A Brief Update

Health risks from asbestos exposures have been evaluated, considering past professional histories when exposures at workplaces were higher than today. A linear no-threshold (LNT) model has been applied, although its relevance is unproven. Fibers are often found in the lungs and pleura of deceased people. Fiber findings do not prove that a disease is caused by asbestos. It is reasonable to assum...

Depression in cardiac patients: an evidence base for selection of brief screening instruments by nursing staff.

BRIEF METHODOLOGICAL REPORTS The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment

OBJECTIVES: To develop a 10-minute cognitive screening tool (Montreal Cognitive Assessment,MoCA) to assist firstline physicians in detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a clinical state that often progresses to dementia. DESIGN: Validation study. SETTING: A community clinic and an academic center. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-four patients meeting MCI clinical criteria supported by psychometric...