Psychosocial stress and anxiety in senile dementia

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Orrell, Martin ^a,b   Bebbington, Paul ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Dementia; Elderly; Psychiatric admission; Social factor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE DEMENTIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

EID: 0030605805     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00094-1     Document Type: Article

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