Alzheimer's caregiver burden and psychological distress. A neglected association in the assessment of dementias;Sobrecarga del cuidador de pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer y distrés psíquico. Una asociación relegada en la valoración de las demencias

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 201-206

  Martin Carrasco M ^a   Ballesteros Rodriguez J ^b,c,d   Ibarra Gandiaga, N ^b   Loizaga Arnaiz, C ^a   Serrano Valenzuela, B ^a   Larumbe Lizarraga, Ma J ^a   Aizcorbe Urroz, C ^a   Belenguer Abian C ^a  

^a Clinica Psiquiatrica Padre Menni   (Spain)

^b Department of Mental Health   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d AITA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Caregiver burden; Dementia; Zarit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036664303     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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