Behavioral disturbances in Alzheimer's disease: A non-pharmacological therapeutic approach

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 379-386

  Silvestri, A ^a   Rosano, G ^a   Zannino, G ^b   Ricca, F ^a   Marigliano, V ^b   Fini, M ^a  

^a Res U Dept Med Sci   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Behavioral disturbances; Empirical behavioral pathology in Alzheimer disease (E Behave AD)

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TRAINING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EDUCATION; FAMILY RELATION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3042647032     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.048     Document Type: Article

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