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Use of the MMSE to screen for dementia in Delhi
Author(s)	Bianca Brijnath
Journal title	Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 10, no 4, November 2011
Pages	pp 625-635
Source	http://dem.sagepub.com/
Keywords	Dementia ; Assessment procedures for mental patients ; Screening ; Diagnosis ; India.
Annotation	This paper, drawing on interviews and participant observation undertaken in 2008 in New Delhi, India, examines how clinical environments influence the interpretations and use of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), a popular screening instrument for dementia. Findings indicate that while doctors recognise the limitations of the MMSE in theory, its continued use in practice is because of time shortages and competing work demands. Yet misdiagnosis or even false-positive screening has implications for service delivery and quality of care. Further research is necessary into how diagnoses are made, which account for cultural and structural variance. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-120523008 A
Classmark	EA: DA:4C: 3V: LK7: 7FA
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