Efficacy of music therapy in the treatment of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-162

  Raglio, Alfredo ^a,c,g   Bellelli, Giuseppe ^b   Traficante, Daniela ^d   Gianotti, Marta ^a   Ubezio, Maria Chiara ^a   Villani, Daniele ^a   Trabucchi, Marco ^e,f  

^a Sospiro Foundation   (Italy)

^b Ancelle della Carita Hospital   (Italy)

^c Interdem Group (Psycho Social Interventions in Dementia)   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^f GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^g Fondazione Sospiro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioral disorders; Dementia; Music therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; APATHY; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BARTHEL INDEX; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPATHY; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NIGHT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MUSIC THERAPY; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46249126436     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181630b6f     Document Type: Article

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