The MMSE is not an adequate screening cognitive instrument in studies of late-life depression

BACKGROUND: The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is frequently used to assess cognition in studies of late-life depression (LLD). However, its sensitivity and specificity in this population are largely unknown. We undertook an analysis of subjects with LLD and hypothesized that: (1) at the tradi...

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Autori principali: Rajji, Tarek K., Miranda, Dielle, Mulsant, Benoit H., Lotz, Meredith, Houck, Patricia, Zmuda, Michelle D., Bensasi, Salem, Reynolds, Charles F., Butters, Meryl A.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2008
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872086/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18644607
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.06.002
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