title: Assessments on a geropsychiatry unit.
abstract: Mood, cognition, behavior, and function are each assessed at least weekly on an inpatient geropsychiatry unit. The performance in each of these four spheres near discharge is examined in relationship to initial performances. Mood is relatively independent of the other spheres with the final mood assessment correlating only with mood near the time of admission. Final cognitive, behavioral, and functional performances are related to initial performances in these three spheres but are not significantly correlated with the initial performance in the mood sphere.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kinscherf
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales