Prevalence and implications of psychopathological non-cognitive symptoms in dementia

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-116

  Saz, P ^a,b   Lopez Anton R ^b,c   Dewey, M E ^d   Ventura, T ^a,b,e   Martin A ^f   Marcos, G ^a,b,c   De La Camara C ^a,b,c   Quintanilla, M A ^c   Quetglas, B ^a,c   Bel, M ^c   Barrera, A ^c   Lobo, A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO ARAGONÉS DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Community study; Dementia; Non cognitive symptoms; Prevalence; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BEREAVEMENT; CRYING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PARANOIA; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN;

EID: 58449090125     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01280.x     Document Type: Article

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