Psychopathologic and functional outcome in the treatment of elderly inpatients with depressive disorders, dementia, delirium, and psychoses

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-83

  Djernes, Jens Kronborg ^b,c   Gulmann, Nils Chr ^a   Abelskov, Kirsten E ^a   Juul Nielsen, Søren ^a   Sørensen, Lisbeth ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; GAIT; HUMAN; INTELLECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031748643     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161029800516X     Document Type: Article

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