criterion A

Last edited 05/2022

Evidence of significant cognitive decline from a previous level of performance in one or more cognitive domains:

  • learning and memory
  • language
  • executive function
  • complex attention
  • perceptual-motor
  • social cognition.

Reference:

  • (1) American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA 2013.