Cognitive rehabilitation in the elderly: Overview and future directions

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 166-171

  Winocur, Gordon ^a,b,c,d   Craik, Fergus I M ^a,b   Levine, Brian ^a,b,c   Robertson, Ian H ^a,e   Binns, Malcolm A ^a   Alexander, Michael ^a,f   Black, Sandra ^a,c,g   Dawson, Deirdre ^b,h   Palmer, Heather ^a   Mchugh, Tara ^a   Stuss, Donald T ^a,b,c  

^a ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Frontal lobe; Memory; Neuropsychology; Research design; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; AGING; FORECASTING; FRONTAL LOBE; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FORECASTING; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 33947647991     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617707070191     Document Type: Review

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