Prevalence and predictors of neuropsychiatric symptoms in cognitively impaired nursing home patients

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-49

  Zuidema, Sytse ^a,b   Koopmans, Raymond ^a   Verhey, Frans ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Kalorama ^*  (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dementia; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; APATHY; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 33846905932     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988706292762     Document Type: Review

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