Depression in the carers of dementia sufferers: A comparison of the carers of patients suffering from dementia with Lewy Bodies and the carers of patients with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-65

  Lowery, Kathleen ^a   Mynt, Patricia ^b   Aisbett, Joanne ^a   Dixon, Tanya ^c   O'Brien, John ^a   Ballard, Clive ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Mental Health Concern   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour disturbance; Carers; Dementia with Lewy Bodies; Depression

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034059151     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00123-8     Document Type: Article

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