Which cognitive screening tools do you use when evaluating older adults with suspected dementia?
Which tools do you routinely use (e.g., MMSE, MoCA, SLUMS, FAB), and why? How many screening measures do you typically complete before diagnosing major neurocognitive disorder? When do you refer for formal neuropsychological testing?
Answer from: at Community Practice
If during a psychiatric evaluation you sence issues with with cognition or a patient is specifically referred for cognitive issuescompleyr a mmse in a low functioning patient if patient clears thst then go to MoCa ir slumsif the score is questionable then refer for formal neuropsycholical eval