Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) – free printable, downloadable, pdf version
- The MMSE is a 30-point test
- Advantages
- Relatively quick and easy to perform
- Requires no additional equipment
- Can provide a method of monitoring deterioration over time
- Disadvantages
- Biased against people with poor education due to elements of language and mathematical testing
- Bias against visually impaired
- Limited examination of visuospatial cognitive ability
- Poor sensitivity at detected mild/early dementia
- Copyrighted and should the most up to date version should officially only be accessed via the Psychological Assessment Resourcing (PAR)
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