Alzheimer's disease as reflected in self-figure drawings of diagnosed patients

Arts in Psychotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-89

  Lev Wiesel, Rachel ^a   Hirshenzon Segev, Einav ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRAWING; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0037274341     PISSN: 01974556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4556(03)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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