Inference of beliefs and emotions in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-20

  Zaitchik, Deborah ^a   Brownell, Hiram ^c   Winner, Ellen ^c   Koff, Elissa ^b   Albert, Marilyn ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Emotion; Mental state attribution; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33644519314     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.1.11     Document Type: Article

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