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Scales in the .XLS format are covered by the terms of use posted at The Medical Algorithms Project. Note that some of the scales without the [must be purchased] tag may not be in the public domain. Please report any broken links in the forum.

Neurotransmitter.net Psychiatric Rating Scales Index

DSM-IV-TR: Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR))

DSM-IV-TR: Dementia (from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR))

ICD-10: Dementia (from The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, tenth revision)

ICD-10: F01 Vascular Dementia (from The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, tenth revision)

Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS) (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased -- or contact Michael S. Baldwin])

Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (BEHAVE-AD) (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR)

Clinical Dementia Rating Scale [.XLS]
[more info]

Standardized Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (SADAS)
[must be purchased]

The Functional Assessment Staging Tool (FAST)

Blessed Dementia Scale

Dementia Rating Scale-2 (DRS-2)
[must be purchased]

Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Late (ADAS-L) [Form]

Clinician's Interview Based Impression of Change-Plus Caregiver Input (CIBIC-Plus) and Clinician Interview Based Impression of Severity (CIBIS) [PDF]

Functional Dementia Scale (FDS) [.XLS]
[more info]

Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)
[scroll down the page]

Neuropsychiatric Inventory: Nursing Home Version (NPI-NH) [Form]

Hasegawa Dementia Screening Scale (HDS) (available in Source book of geriatric assessment by Liliane Israël
[must be purchased])

Hierarchic Dementia Rating Scale (HDR) (available in Source book of geriatric assessment by Liliane Israël
[must be purchased])

CERAD (The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease) Diagnostic Criteria for Alzheimer's Disease [.XLS]
[more info]

NINDS - AIREN criteria for the diagnosis of vascular dementia

Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) [PDF]
[see page 8]

Geriatric Depression Scale

Clinical rating scale for symptoms of psychosis in Alzheimer's disease [SPAD] (available in Source book of geriatric assessment by Liliane Israël
[must be purchased])

Behavioral and Emotional Activities Manifested in Dementia (BEAM-D) (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

Agitated Behavior in Dementia Scale (available in The Dementias: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research, Third Edition by Myron F. Weiner, M.D. and Anne M. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
[must be purchased]

Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) [Form]

Rating Scale for Aggressive Behavior in the Elderly (RAGE) [Form]

Brief Agitation Rating Scale [.XLS]
[more info]

Agitated Behavior Scale (ABS)

Sandoz Clinical Assessment Geriatric (SCAG) (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

The HIV Dementia Scale (HDS) [.XLS]
[more info]

Guidelines for Managing Alzheimer's Disease: Part I. Assessment

Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) [PDF]
[The copyright is held by Par, Inc.]

The Annotated Mini-Mental State Examination Form

A-SCREEN: A Test for Alzheimer's Disease [Form]

Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test

The General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) [PDF]

Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE)

DemeGraph

Revised Kingston Standardized Cognitive Assessment (KSCA)
[contact Dr. Robert Hopkins]

Clock Drawing Test(s)

CogniStat
[must be purchased]

Brief Cognitive Rating Scale (BCRS)

CANTAB - Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
[must be purchased]

Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB)
[must be purchased]

Disability Assessment for Dementia Scale (DAD)
[contact Dr. Howard Feldman]

Severe Impairment Battery (SIB) [Form]

Progressive Deterioration Scale (PDS) (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

Global Deterioration Scale (GDS)

Quality of Life-Alzheimer's Disease (QOL-AD)

Physical Self Maintenance Scale (PSMS)

Lawton–Brody Instrumental Activities Of Daily Living Scale (IADL)

Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

Direct assessment of activities of daily living in Alzheimer's disease (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased])

Alzheimer's Disease-Related Quality of Life (ADRQL)
[contact Dr. Peter Rabins]

The quality of life in late-stage dementia (QUALID) scale
[contact Dr. Myron F. Weiner]

The Cornell-Brown Scale for Quality of Life in Dementia (CBS)
[contact Dr. Brian Ott]

Dementia Quality of Life Instrument (DQoL)
[contact Dr. Meryl Brod]

Vienna List
[contact Dr. Franz Porzsolt]

Interview for Deterioration in Daily Living Activities in Dementia (IDDD) (available in Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry by Brian Lawlor, Sarah Craig, & Alistair Burns
[must be purchased or contact Dr. Saskia Teunisse])

Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver's Questionnaire (ADCQ)
[must be purchased]

Assessment of Basic Care for the Demented (ABCD) [.XLS]
[more info]

Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) [Contact Information]

Caregiver Burden Scale
[scroll down]

Dependence Scale [PDF]
[see Table 1]