A pilot study examining the effectiveness of maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) for people with dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 446-451

  Orrell, Martin ^a   Spector, Aimee ^a   Thorgrimsen, Lene ^a   Woods, Bob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive stimulation; Dementia; Maintenance; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19144371511     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1304     Document Type: Article

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