Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) is a standardized evidence-based tool that enables non-psychiatrically trained clinicians to identify and recognize delirium quickly and accurately in both clinical and research settings. The CAM includes four features found to have the greatest ability to distinguish delirium from other types of cognitive impairment.

The purpose of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) is to assess the frequency of manifestations of agitated behaviors in elderly persons.

Clinical Opiate Withdrawal scale (COWS), is a numbered scale designed to help clinicians tailor opioid withdrawal treatment to individual people.

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was developed to identify women who may have postpartum depression.

Edmonton Symptom Assessment ESAS is a tool that was developed to assist in the assessment of nine symptoms that are common in palliative care patients: pain, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, lack of appetite, depression, anxiety, shortness of breath, and wellbeing.

Global Assessment Functioning Scale GAF, is used to rate how serious a mental illness may be. It measures how much a person's symptoms affect his or her day-to-day life on a scale of 0 to 100. It's designed to help mental health providers understand how well the person can do everyday activities.

Mini Mental status Exam is commonly used to screen for dementia. It is also used to estimate the severity and progression of cognitive impairment and to follow the course of cognitive changes in an individual over time.

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment.

Palliative Performance Scale PPS

The Rating Anxiety in Dementia (RAID; Shankar, Walker, Frost & Orrell, 1999)is a clinical rating scale comprising 18 items rated ona three-point scale, specifically developed to evaluate severity of anxiety in persons with dementia (PWD).