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2 similar Research Study contracts
B R I T I S H J O UR N A L OF P S YCHI AT RY ( 2 0 0 4 ) , 1 8 5 , 4 2 9 ^ 4 3 6Research Study • October 11th, 2004
informed consent, or relatives’ agreement where individuals with dementia lacked capacity. All participants were aged 60 years or over. To maintain blindness, independent clinicians established the diag- nosis of dementia according to DSM–IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria (any dementia subtype) by complet- ing a clinical pro forma, and formally rating dementia severity using the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale (Morris, 1993). They confirmed the diagnosis of de-
B R I T I S H J O UR N A L OF P S YCHI AT RY ( 2 0 0 4 ) , 1 8 5 , 4 2 9 ^ 4 3 6Research Study • October 11th, 2004
informed consent, or relatives’ agreement where individuals with dementia lacked capacity. All participants were aged 60 years or over. To maintain blindness, independent clinicians established the diag- nosis of dementia according to DSM–IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria (any dementia subtype) by complet- ing a clinical pro forma, and formally rating dementia severity using the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale (Morris, 1993). They confirmed the diagnosis of de-
