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Mattis Dementia Rating Scale

The Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) is a comprehensive 36-item clinician-administered neuropsychological battery designed to assess and quantify cognitive decline in dementia. Developed by Sandra Mattis in 1988, the DRS measures five major cognitive domains—attention, initiation/perseveration, construction, conceptualization, and memory—and provides both a total score and subscale scores. The DRS is particularly valued in neurodegenerative disease research and clinical settings for its sensitivity to cognitive change over time and its utility in detecting cognitive impairment across the dementia spectrum.

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Mattis Dementia Rating Scale
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  • Mattis, S. (1988). Dementia Rating Scale (DRS). Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources. · URL
  • Monsch, A. U., Bondi, M. W., Butters, N., Salmon, D. P., Kluger, A., & Thal, L. J. (1992). Comparisons of verbal and nonverbal cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease. Neurology, 42(8), 1638-1644. · URL
  • Vangel Jr, S. J., & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2008). Mattis Dementia Rating Scale: Clinical utility in older adults. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 22(1), 71-80. · URL
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