Associations between Psychotic Symptoms and Dependence in Activities of Daily Living among Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-179

  Tran, Mun ^a   Bédard, Michel ^a,b   Molloy, D William ^c   Dubois, Sacha ^c   Lever, Judith A ^d  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Alzheimer's disease; Psychotic symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOSIS; SENESCENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0242287095     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610203008858     Document Type: Article

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