Long-term outcome of depressive pseudodementia in the elderly

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 123-129

  Sáez Fonseca, J Andrés ^a   Lee, Lean ^b   Walker, Zuzana ^c  

^a Specialist Registrar North Essex Mental Heath Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Depression; Pseudodementia

Indexed keywords

FLUPENTIXOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDODEMENTIA; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 34249934224     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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