Quick Cognitive Screening for Clinicians ─ Mini-Mental, Clock Drawing and Other Brief Tests

Highlighting the importance of early detection for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, this authoritative book focuses on those cognitive screening tests that can be carried out quickly and yet provide key information for the assessment, management, and treatment of these patients. The author explains how and when these tests should be used and helps synthesize the vast body of literature available in this area, providing clinicians with practical tools for use in their daily practice. Frontline clinicians, including psychiatrists, geriatricians, neurologists, clinical psychologists, general practitioners, and nurse clinicians will find this book essential.