Testing older patients' mental status: practical office-based approach.
Dementia and depression are among the commonest psychiatric disorders in the aged. Their detection can be considerably enhanced if the physician includes in the medical evaluation seven components of a psychiatric nature, giving particular attention to signs and symptoms of dementia and depression, and performs a brief formal mental status examination.
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008016:Life Change Events; D008606:Mental Processes; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012944:Social Support