Episodic memory deficit in elderly adults with suspected delusional disorder

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 355-361

  Herlitz, A ^a,b   Forsell, Y ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ageing; delusional disorder; episodic memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECALL; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0029941640     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10660.x     Document Type: Article

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