II. Diagnosis: Neurocognitive Disorder (DSM V)
- Severity
- Minor Neurocognitive Disorder
- Neurocognitive deficits are moderate and do not interfere with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- Major Neurocognitive Disorder
- Neurocognitive deficits are severe enough to interfere with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
- Minor Neurocognitive Disorder
- Cognitive decline in at least 1 domain
- Complex attention
- Executive Function
- Language
- Learning and Memory
- Perpetual-Motor
- Social Cognition
- Diagnosis based on both subjective and objective findings
- Concerns of patient, reliable informant or clinician AND
- Neurocognitive testing
- Exclusion criteria
- Not limited to episodes of Delirium
- Not explained by other mental disorder
III. Diagnosis: Older
- Amnesia (Wexler)
- One of the following (in addition to Amnesia Above)
- Aphasia (communication disorder)
- Apraxia (purposeful Movement Disorder)
- Agnosia (sensory interpretation deficit)
- Executive Function Disturbance (e.g. Serial 7's)
IV. References
- (2014) DSM-V, APA, Washington D.C.
