Geriatric neuropsychology.
Geriatric neuropsychology.
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老年神经心理学。
DOI：
10.1037//0022-006x.49.6.835
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发表时间：
1981
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Albert,MS
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作者：
Albert,MS
认为，老年人的评价提出了一个巨大的挑战，神经心理学家。大多数测试都没有适当的年龄标准，年龄和疾病的复杂相互作用使诊断变得困难。继发于毒物代谢紊乱的精神状态变化似乎在老年人中比年轻人更常见。精神疾病，特别是抑郁症，也可能产生功能障碍，可能被误认为是不可逆的认知变化。只有了解这些疾病的特征性损害模式，才能作出准确的诊断。虽然目前可以治疗的痴呆症很少，但对痴呆症患者的正确诊断和管理还取决于对每种痴呆症的神经心理学特征的理解。与老年人的鉴别诊断有关的问题进行了讨论，就这些问题，并建议评估的方法。(107参考）（PsycINFO数据库记录（c）2016阿帕，保留所有权利）
Contends that evaluation of the elderly presents a great challenge to the neuropsychologist. Appropriate age norms are not available for most tests, and the complex interaction of age and disease makes diagnosis difficult. Changes in mental status secondary to toxic-metabolic disturbances appear to be more common in the elderly than the young. Psychiatric illness, especially depression, may also produce dysfunction that can be mistaken for nonreversible cognitive change. Only by being aware of the characteristic pattern of impairment in these disorders can accurate diagnosis be made. Though few forms of dementia can currently be treated, proper diagnosis and management of dementia patients is also dependent on understanding the neuropsychological profile of each dementing disease. Problems related to the differential diagnosis of older individuals are discussed with regard to these issues, and approaches to evaluation are recommended.(107 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)