A comparative study of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia referred to psychogeriatric services in Korea and the U.K.

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-219

  Shah, Ajit ^a   Ellanchenny, Nalini ^b   Sun, Guk Hee ^c,d  

^a WEST LONDON MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Behavior; BPSD; Cross cultural; Dementia; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; KOREA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PHOBIA; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 23044502225     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205001468     Document Type: Article

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