Delusions and hallucinations in Alzheimer's disease: Prevalence and clinical correlates

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-107

  Bassiony, Medhat M ^a,b   Steinberg, Martin S ^b,c   Warren, Andrew ^b,c   Rosenblatt, Adam ^b,c   Baker, Alva S ^c   Lyketsos, Constantine G ^b,c  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c The Copper Ridge Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Delusions; Dementia; Hallucinations; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BALTIMORE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033997648     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(200002)15:2<99::AID-GPS82>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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