Behavioral disturbances and pharmacological treatment of patients with dementia in family caregiving: A 2-year follow-up

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 239-252

  Elmståhl, Sölve ^a,b   Stenberg, Ingegerd ^a   Annerstedt, Lena ^a   Ingvad, Bengt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; AGGRESSIVENESS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT TRANSFER; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0031688090     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610298005353     Document Type: Article

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