The impact associated with caring for a person with dementia: A report from the 10/66 Dementia Research Group's Indian network

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 182-184

  Dias, Amit ^a   Samuel, Ravi ^b   Patel, Vikram ^c   Prince, Martin ^d   Parameshwaran, R ^c   Krishnamoorthy, E S ^b  

^a GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

^c Institute of Psychiatry ^*

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RATING SCALE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; INDIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1342284212     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1016     Document Type: Article

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