The impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia on distress in family and professional caregivers in Singapore

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-263

  Tan, Lay Ling ^a   Wong, Hwee Bee ^b   Allen, Harry ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation; Caregiver; Dementia; Distress; Neuropsychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RATING SCALE; SINGAPORE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CAREGIVERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 23044459469     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205001523     Document Type: Article

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