What are patients and their families told about the diagnosis of dementia? Results of a family survey

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 218-221

  Holroyd, Suzanne ^a,b   Turnbull, Quentin ^a   Wolf, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SICK ROLE; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0036125817     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.552     Document Type: Article

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