Longitudinal assessment of psychotherapeutic day hospital treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-98

  Weber, Kerstin ^a   Meiler Mititelu, Corina ^a   Herrmann, François Robert ^a   Delaloye, Christophe ^a   Giannakopoulos, Panteleimon ^a   Canuto, Alessandra ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioral symptoms; Day hospital; Effectiveness; Elderly; Group psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; APATHY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLIENT ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP EVALUATION SCALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 60549093756     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802154523     Document Type: Article

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