DementiaRoadmap

Helping primary care to support people with dementia

Cognitive tests

Various psychological tests are available to be used to test for complaints of memory problems or when a diagnosis of dementia is being considered. Although the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) was the most commonly used test it is not now recommended because of copyright reasons and ceiling and floor effects in early and late dementia respectively.

Recommended tests include:

  • the Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS)
  • the General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG)
  • the Mini-Cog
  • the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), and
  • the Functional Activities Questionnaire.

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