Rating scales Flashcards
Scale which is clinician administered through a semi structured interview, and retains features of a clinical examination
Present state examination
Scale which is a self administered screening instrument for the presence of psychiatric caseness
General health questionnaire
Scale which is used to assess EPSEs due to antipsychotic use, particularly Parkinsonian side effects
Simpson Angus scale
Scale which screens for post-natal depression, but which is not validated to monitor severity of depression or response to treatmetn
Edinburgh postnatal depression scale
Computer programme which can be used to generate psychiatric diagnoses
CATEGO
Maximum score on the abbreviated mental test score
10
Score in the AMTS suggestive of cognitive impairment
<8
Areas of cognition tested by the AMTS
Memory
Orientation
Maximum score in the MMSE
30
Score in the MMSE suggestive of cogitive impairment
24/30
Type of patients who score particularly poorly in the MMSE
Dysphasic patients
Test intended to assess level of disability and need for care in older people
Comprehensive Clifton assessment for the elderly
Scale which uses a structured interview to form a composite score used to measure the severity of a patient’s dementia
Clinical dementia rating scale
Maximum score in the dementia rating scale
3
Six domains included in the clinical dementia rating scale
Memory
Orientation
Judgement and problem solving
Community affairs
Home and hobbies
Personal care
Maximum score in the Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination
100
Scale which assesses behavioural symptoms in dementia in 12 areas
Neuropsychiatric inventory
Scale which is a standardised instrument to measure the extent of dementia symptoms which is scored out of 104
CAMCOG
Scale which is validated to diagnose dementia in people with Down syndrome
CAMDEX-DS-II
Scale which gives a likelihood of dementia being vascular
Hachinski score
Most widely used scale for delirium which aims to distinguish delirium from dementia
Delirium rating scale
Scale for delirium which can be used with patients who have limited ability to interact with the examiner
Cognitive test for delirium
Number of items in the geriatric depression scale
15
Score in the geriatric depression scale suggestive of depression
> 5
Scale used to screen for depression in older adults which avoids somatic questions
Geriatric depression scale
Scale for depression which uses statements printed on cards, with the patient answering each one as true or false
Brief assessment schedule depression cards (BASDEC)
Setting which the BASDEC was initially designed for
Liaison psychiatry
Issue with using the Hamilton depression scale for older adults
It relies too much on somatic symptoms which may be less accurate in suggesting mood disorders in older adults
Best validated scale for depression in patients with dementia, uses information from the patient and an informant
Cornell scale for depression in dementia
9 item self-report scale widely used in GP practices to screen for depression
PHQ 9
Maximum score in the PHQ 9
27
Score in the PHQ 9 suggestive of some level of depression
> 4
Score in the PHQ 9 suggestive of severe depression
20-27
Scale used to summarise ADLs in elderly patients
Barthel index
Dementia screening tool used for patients with learning disabilities
Dementia questionnaire for mentally retarted persons (DMR)
Test which looks at episodic memory linked to daily functioning
Rivermead behavioural memory test
Personality disorder screening tool that uses an interview and scores between 0 and 8
Standard assessment of personality abbreviated scale (SAPAS)
Personality disorder screening tool that is self scored on 30 different items, scoring 1-5 for each item
Five factor model rating form (FFMRF)
Personality disorder screening tool that involves both a semi structured interview and a self reported patient questionnaire
International personality disorder examination screen (IPDE)
Personality disorder screening tool that is self reported with 100 true or false questions
Personality diagnostic questionnaire revised (PDQ-R)
Personality disorder screening tool that is an interview covering 11 criteria
Iowa personality disorder screen (IPDS)
Personality disorder screening tool that is self reported with 127 items
IIP personality disorder scales
Score in the SCOFF questionnaire suggestive of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa
2
Maximum score in the SCOFF questionnaire
5
Rating scale used to investigate possible autism which involves taking a collateral history from a relative or carer, and can be used in children and adults
Autism diagnostic interview - revised (ADI-R)
Gold standard observational assessment of possible autism, can be used in children or adults
Autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS)
Youngest age at which the ADOS can be used
12 months
Scale which combines the developmental history element of the ADI and the observational element of the ADOS and is used to investigate possible autism
Diagnostic interview for social and communication disorders (DISCO)
Shorter, screening version of the autism diagnostic interview
Social communication questionnaire (SCQ)
Scoring system used to assess possible ADHD in children
Conners 3
Scale used to assess intelligence in children, can be used for children aged 6-17
Wechsler intelligence scale for children (WISC)
Minimum age for use of Beck depression inventory
13
Score used to assess OCD symptoms in children aged 6-17
Children’s Yale Brown obsessive compulsive scale
Short behavioural screening questionnaire for children aged 3-17 which looks at emotions, conduct, inattention, hyperactivity, and peer relationships
Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)
Behavioural screening tool which looks at whether a child aged 6-18 internalises or externalises their emotions
The child behaviour checklist
Depression assessment tool for children aged 7-17 involving 28 items
Children’s depression inventory
Global functioning assessment for children aged 6-17
The child and adolescent functional assessment scale (CAFAS)
Personality disorder screening tool which uses a dimensional approach rather than a categorical approach
Five factor model of personality (FFMRF)
Rating scale which can assess the severity of lithium toxicity
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