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`Impaired judgement'
 — a useful symptom of dementia?
Author(s)L Head, G E Berrios
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 11, no 9, September 1996
Pagespp 779-785
KeywordsDementia ; Thought disorders ; Perception disorders ; Mathematical models.
Annotation'Impaired judgement' is a diagnostic (and predictive) criterion for delirium, dementia and substance-related disorders, but its diagnosis and measurement are hampered by the absence of an operational definition. This article explores some models of judgement and their application to dementia, and concludes that judgement is not a discrete unitary function, but variously involves memory, perception, abstract and logical thought.
Accession NumberCPA-961018001 A
ClassmarkEA: ED: EE: 3LM

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