BCRS

The Brief Cognitive Rating Scale (BCRS; Reisberg & Ferris,1988) is used to assess functional and cognitive abilities in both normal aging and progressive dementia. The BCRS is part of the Global Deterioration Scale Staging System (GDS; Reisberg, Ferris, de Leon, Crook, 1993) which is composed of three separate rating scales that include the GDS, the Functional Assessment Staging (FAST; Reisberg,1988), and the BCRS. The BCRS provides objective ratings of a number of domains that include various cognitive functions as well as functional abilities, mood, and behavior, and is made up of two parts. Part I includes ratings for Concentration, Recent Memory, Remote Memory, Orientation, and Functioning and Self Care, while Part II allows for ratings of Speech and Language Abilities, Motoric Capacities, Mood and Behavior, Praxis Ability, Calculation Ability, and Feeding Capacity.

Each of the domains is rated on a 1–7 point scale that ranges from normal (rating of 1)...

Authors and Affiliations

1. Department of Psychology, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryl and Parkway, Box 455030, 89154-5030, Las Vegas, NV, USA

   Daniel N. Allen

Editors and Affiliations

1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

   Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

2. Kessler Foundation Research Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052, USA

   John DeLuca

3. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

   John DeLuca

4. Independent Practice, 564 M.O.B. East, 100 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA, 19096, USA

   Bruce Caplan

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