Index A Administration on Aging, 123 Alzheimer's Association, 14, 45, 124 behavioral symptoms of, 22-26, diagnosis of, 1, 5, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20 56, 57, 62, 70, 72 early recognition of, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, effects on cognitive function, 17, 19, genetic aspects of, 1, 13, 31, 32 influence of educational level in, 28, 67 language impairment in, 56 Assessment, 2, 4, 7, 45, 47, 65 for depression, 62 focused physical examination, 2, 51, of functional status, 2, 52 neuropsychological, 69, 70 Assessment instruments of mental and functional status, 6, 11, 119, Blessed Information-Memory- Concentration Test, 2, 54, 55, 135 B Blessed Orientation-Memory- Concentration Test, 2, 54, 55, 134 Functional Activities Questionnaire, 2, 22, 52, 127 Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), 63 Index of Activities of Daily Living, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), 21, 69 Lawton-Brody Instrumental Activities. Short Test of Mental Status (STMS), Structured Assessment of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Cognitive functions 5, 6, 17, 19, 56, 57,71 memory, 19, 56, 61 language, 13, 17, 18, 20, 43, 46, 54, 56, 58, 62, 67, 69, 70, 71 Psychopathology in Alzheimer's Comorbid conditions, 48, 57, 62 Cultural influences, 67 Consortium to Establish a Registry for D 67 Delirium, 2, 11, 15, 17, 18, 47, 56, assessing for, 51, 57, 58, 61 diagnostic criteria for, 57, 58, 59 medications and, 37 prevalence, 59, Dementia, 1, 5, 6, 17. See also Alzheimer's disease AIDS-related dementia, 43 and alcohol and drugs, 38-42 Alzheimer's disease as a model of, 5 assessment for, 47, 48-49 causes of, 1, 6, 31–44 characteristics of early dementia, 2, 17 costs of, 28-30 reversible, 33, 34 triggers for initial assessment, 2, 6, 7,45 types of, 34 vascular dementia, 1, 23, 24, 27, 28, survival, 28 symptoms of, 46 Depression, 23, 24, 26, 56, 65, 66, 69, 70 in Alzheimer's disease, 26, 33, 57, 61 and reversible dementia, 34, 36 Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, 13, 17, 18, 21, 32, 33, 72 for delirium, 58, 59 of dementia, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 23, for depression, 61–64 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), 21, 33, 43, 54, 58, Down syndrome, 1, 32, 46 Drugs, 21, 34, 36, 37, 38-42, 50, 59, E 61, 62 Economic burden. 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