Psychological impact of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease;Impacto psicológico del diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Alzheimer

Neurologia

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 294-298

  Llado A ^a   Anton Aguirre S ^a   Villar, A ^a   Rami, L ^a   Molinuevo, José L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiver; Depression; Diagnosis; Emotional distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 48149093644     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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