DEMENTIA RATING SCALE

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N., Sam M.S.
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Used to measure the cognitive status of an adult. Comprises of 36 tasks if varying difficulty. Evaluates performance on subscales, attention, initiation-preservation, construction, conceptualisation and memory.

DEMENTIA RATING SCALE: "The demetia rating scale looks at loss of cognitive functions in degrees."

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Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DEMENTIA RATING SCALE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dementia-rating-scale/ (accessed January 29, 2023).

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