The Global Deterioration Scale for assessment of primary degenerative dementia.
| Publication Type | Academic Article |
| Authors | Reisberg B, Ferris S, de Leon M, Crook T |
| Journal | Am J Psychiatry |
| Volume | 139 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pagination | 1136-9 |
| Date Published | 09/01/1982 |
| ISSN | 0002-953X |
| Keywords | Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales |
| Abstract | Cognitive decline associated with old age and consistent with the diagnosis of primary degenerative dementia is a unique clinical syndrome with characteristic phenomena and progression. The authors describe a Global Deterioration Scale for the assessment of primary degenerative dementia and delineation of its stages. The authors have used the Global Deterioration Scale successfully for more than 5 years and have validated it against behavioral, neuroanatomic, and neurophysiologic measures in patients with primary degenerative dementia. |
| DOI | 10.1176/ajp.139.9.1136 |
| PubMed ID | 7114305 |