Grouping for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia: Clinical and biological aspects. Consensus paper of the European Alzheimer disease consortium

European Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 490-496

  Robert, Philippe H ^a   Verhey, Frans R J ^b   Byrne, E Jane ^c   Hurt, Catherine ^c   De Deyn, Peter Paul ^d   Nobili, Flavio ^e   Riello, Roberta ^f   Rodriguez, Guido ^e   Frisoni, Giovanni B ^f   Tsolaki, Magda ^g   Kyriazopoulou, Nora ^g   Bullock, Roger ^h   Burns, Alistair ^c   Vellas, Bruno ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^g Department of Neurology ^*  (Greece)

^h VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Centre Mémoire de Ressources et de Recherche de Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Behavioral disturbances; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONSENSUS; DEMENTIA; EUROPE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 27944508285     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.09.031     Document Type: Article

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