Are care homes depressing for people with dementia? [1]

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 816-817

  Sheehan, Bart ^a   D'Souza, Geraldine ^b   Thein, Nwe ^c   O'Malley, Rose ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Manor Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Warwick and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENGLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548278318     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1715     Document Type: Letter

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