Prevalence and correlates of Capgras syndrome in Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 415-420

  Harwood, Dylan G ^b   Barker, Warren W ^a   Ownby, Raymond L ^b   Duara, Ranjan ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Capgras syndrome; Delusional misidentification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAPGRAS SYNDROME; DELUSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAPGRAS SYNDROME; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELUSIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0033028825     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199906)14:6<415::AID-GPS929>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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