Behavioral and Psychological Assessment of Dementia (BPAD)

Purpose: To assess changes in behaviour and mood associated with the onset of various dementia syndromes

Age: 30-90 years

Time: 15-20 minutes

Format: Software Scoring

The Behavioral and Psychological Assessment of Dementia (BPAD) is a standardised informant report that assesses the changes in both behaviour and mood that are associated with the onset and course of various dementia syndromes.

This 78-item assessment categorises symptoms into three clusters (Psychopathological, Behavioral, Biological) and further, into seven domains:

1. Perceptual/Delusional
2. Positive Mood/Anxiety
3. Negative Mood/Anxiety
4. Aggressive
5. Perseverative/Rigid
6. Disinhibited
7. Biological Rhythms).

Key Features

• Standardised informant report
• Large print response booklet for those with visual impairment
• Assesses symptoms over two time periods to measure current impairment and past impairments and computes a change score
• Respondents can include family members, paraprofessionals, and professionals who have regular contact with the patient
• Items at grade 6 reading level
• Assessment can be used in a variety of settings (outpatient clinics, assisted living facilities, clinical research settings)
• Flexible enough to be used with heterogeneous groups of individuals suspected of having or have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and psychiatric problems

BPAD Scoring Software

After hand-entry of raw scores, the BPAD Software Portfolio (BPAD-SP) generates scores that represent current impairment (i.e., CURRENT), past impairment (i.e., PAST), and change in impairment over time (i.e., CHANGE). The Score Report also provides T scores and percentiles for the BPAD Total and domain scores and graphical presentation of BPAD T scores. The BPAD-SP is included in the BPAD Introductory Kit and provides unlimited scoring and report generation.

Sample Report