Longitudinal assessment of symptoms of depression, agitation, and psychosis in 181 patients with Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1438-1443

  Levy, Morgan L ^b   Cummings, Jeffrey L ^a   Fairbanks, Lynn A ^b   Bravi, Daniele ^b   Calvani, Menotti ^b   Carta, Angelico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029858216     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.11.1438     Document Type: Article

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