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The Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS) — psychometric properties in French and German speaking populations
Author(s)	Andrew Mackinnon, Reinhild Mulligan
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 9, September 2001
Pages	pp 892-899
Keywords	Cognitive impairment ; Dementia ; Depression ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Automation ; French language ; German language ; Switzerland.
Annotation	The Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS) are a standardised instrument focusing on the clinical changes seen in dementia and depression. This study of 465 participants from Zurich (German speaking) and 456 from Geneva (French speaking) all aged 65+ examined the performance of the French and German translations of the PAS and their power to discriminate dementia and depression diagnosed to DSM-IV criteria. The PAS were shown to provide a valid and reliable summary of older people's status with regard to impairments, changes and symptomatology that lie at the core of dementing and depressive disorders. The comparability of the French and German versions of the PAS with the original English version was established. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011017215 A
Classmark	E4: EA: ENR: DA: 4C: 3M: 6W9: 6WA: 76C
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