THE ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST (AMT)

 

(1)        What is your present age (+ - 1 year)?                                      ___________

 

(2)        What is the time just now (+ - 1 hour)?                                     ___________

 

(3)        What year is it?                                                                         ___________

 

(4)        What is the name of this place?                                                 ___________

 

            Please memorise the following address -

            42 West Street

 

(5)        What is your birthday (date and month)?                                   ___________

 

(6)        When did the First World War begin?                                       ___________

 

(7)        What is the Queen's name?                                                       ___________

 

(8)        Can you recognise ...............................two people?                 ___________

 

(9)        Please count from 20 backwards to 1                                       ___________

 

(10)      Can you remember the address which I gave you?                     ___________

 

Score 1 for correct answer and 0 for incorrect answer.

Maximum possible score = 10

 

(Ref. Hodkinson HM. Age and Ageing 1972; 1 : 233 - 8)

 

THE SHORT ZUNG INTERVIEWER-ASSISTED

DEPRESSION RATING SCALE

		Seldom or never	Some of the time	Good part of the time	Most of the time	Score
1.	I feel down-hearted and blue	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
2.	I have trouble sleeping at night	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
3.	Morning is when I feel best	(4)	(3)	(2)	(1)
4.	I can eat as much as I used to	(4)	(3)	(2)	(1)
5.	I get tired for no reason	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
6.	I find it difficult to make decisions	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
7.	I feel hopeful about the future	(4)	(3)	(2)	(1)
8.	I feel  that I am useful and needed	(4)	(3)	(2)	(1)
9.	My life is somewhat empty	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
10.	I still enjoy the things I used to do	(4)	(3)	(2)	(1)

 

                                                                                    Short Zung I.D.S. Index = Total/40 x 100

Depression = >70

Score one response only for each question