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Neurocognitive Assessment

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Neurocognitive disorders, are frequent in old age, they alter activity of daily living and may be complicated by serious psychological or behavioral symptoms. They also may alter the quality of life of family caregivers. In that context, their early detection is a major issue in primary care. Regarding the use of screening tools in primary care, the present chapter review different points: which screening tools should GP use, when, and how? Answering these questions should help improving an appropriate use of screening tools, the early screening being the first step of the healthcare paths.

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  1. CHRU de Tours, Tours, France

    Thomas Desmidt & Vincent Camus

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Merryl Butters

  3. School of Medicine, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkey

    Hakan Yakan

  4. Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang Spiegel & Gustav Kamenski

  5. Université François Rabelais de Tours and INSERM U930, Tours, France

    Vincent Camus

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Desmidt, T., Butters, M., Yakan, H., Spiegel, W., Kamenski, G., Camus, V. (2019). Neurocognitive Assessment. In: de Mendonça Lima, C., Ivbijaro, G. (eds) Primary Care Mental Health in Older People. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10814-4_7

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