To tell or not to tell - Comparison of older patients' reaction to their diagnosis of dementia and depression

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 879-885

  Jha, Arun ^a,d   Tabet, Naji ^c   Orrell, Martin ^b  

^a HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Logandene Elderly Care Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Depression; Diagnosis; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0034805199     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.412     Document Type: Article

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