Suffering from dementia - The patient's perspective: A review of the literature

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1021-1039

  De Boer, Marike E ^a,c   Hertogh, Cees M P M ^a   Dröes, Rose Marie ^a   Riphagen, Ingrid I ^b   Jonker, Cees ^a   Eefsting, Jan A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Awareness; Coping; Dementia; Inner experiences; Patient perspective

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPENSATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DENIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; FEAR; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 35348992688     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005765     Document Type: Review

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