Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in developing countries

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 441-459

  Ferri, Cleusa P ^a   Ames, David ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

AGECAT; Behavioral and psychological symptoms; Dementia; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARANOID PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 13244268568     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610204000833     Document Type: Article

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