Routine Psychiatric Assessment

Minimizing cognitive errors

Types of cognitive error

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) is new psychiatric therapy; involving just a few 15-minute sessions and no drugs, discussion of feelings, or even a psychiatrist, it is described as a cognitive vac...

Testing

Addenbrooke's nurse wins national award

A nurse from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridgeshire has been given a national NHS award for his mentoring and teaching skills.

New study announced that will use genetics to test for Alzheimer's risk

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In a new Alzheimer's disease risk assessment study, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital are offering genetic testing and Alzheimer's risk estimates for people wh...

Stroke Risk Assessment Helps Identify Cognitive Decline Early

Neuroscientists are employing a brain-imaging application and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in...

Researchers use brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to detect signs of cognitive decline

UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia.

Phosphodiesterase Targets for Cognitive Dysfunction and Schizophrenia

This symposium focused on phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors for schizophrenia and cognitive disorders, reviewing the theoretical basis of different PDEs as possible drug candidates, and charting the...

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Beijing Sees China’s First EC-Comprehensive Device Testing Center

Beijing Institute of Medical Device Testing became China’s first YY0505-certified laboratory equipped with three-meter and 10-meter semi-anechoic chambers by passing the China Metrology Accreditatio...

Early Identification Of Cognitive Decline Via Brain-Imaging And Stroke Risk Test

UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia. The connection betwee...

A comparison of screening tools for the assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Preliminary findings.

We report a pilot investigation into the utility of screening tools in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) an...

Validation of Addenbrooke's cognitive examination for detecting early dementia in a Japanese population.

There is a clear need for brief, but sensitive and specific, cognitive screening instruments for dementia. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of the Japanese version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examin...

Clinical utility of ImPACT assessment for postconcussion return-to-play counseling: Psychometric issues.

Computerized neuropsychological testing is commonly utilized in the management of sport-related concussion. In particular, the Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing 2.0 program (Im...

Screening for Cognitive Dysfunction in Corticobasal Syndrome: Utility of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination.

Introduction: The motor features of corticobasal syndrome (CBS) are well recognized but the fact that many, if not all, affected patients develop cognitive impairment is still underrecognized. The dem...

The association between late-life cognitive test scores and retrospective informant interview data.

ABSTRACTBackground: Cognitive assessment of older persons, particularly those with impairment, is hampered by measurement error and the ethical issues of testing people with dementia. A potential sour...