MMSE Variants and Subscores

Jun 27, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on MMSE Variants and Subscores

The subscore therefore ranged from −5 to +10. In a series of patients with pathologically confirmed AD (n = 27) or DLB (n = 17), a subscore of <5 was…

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Introduction to Cognitive Screening Instruments: Rationale and Desiderata

Jun 27, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Introduction to Cognitive Screening Instruments: Rationale and Desiderata

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017A. J. Larner (ed.)Cognitive Screening Instruments10.1007/978-3-319-44775-9_1 1. Introduction to Cognitive Screening Instruments: Rationale and Desiderata Andrew J. Larner1   (1) Cognitive Function Clinic, Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, UK  …

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Time and Adherence: A Principle of Foresight

Jun 25, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Time and Adherence: A Principle of Foresight

Fig. 7.1 The difference between hyperbolic (solid line) and exponential (dashed line) discounting Many types of functions have been described, for example D(t) = 1/t, D(t) = 1/(1 + kt), etc., (Frederick 2003, 69, Rachlin et al….

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The Dynamics of IntentionalityIntentionality

Jun 25, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on The Dynamics of IntentionalityIntentionality

Fig. 5.1 The two moments of choice , in the example of patient adherence and nonadherence, to adjust the insulin dose or not. Reproduced from Reach (2000). Copyright © 2000 Elsevier…

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The Classic View

Jun 25, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on The Classic View

Fig. 2.1 Nonadherence is more frequent in younger people, originally published in Briesacher et al. (2008). Modified with kind permission of © Wiley 2008 and of the author. All Rights Reserved…

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Conclusion: Adherence Generalized

Jun 25, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Conclusion: Adherence Generalized

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Gérard ReachThe Mental Mechanisms of Patient Adherence to Long-Term TherapiesPhilosophy and Medicine11810.1007/978-3-319-12265-6_10 10. Conclusion: Adherence Generalized Gérard Reach1   (1) Avicenne Hospital and Paris 13 University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France…

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