Methods for Assessing Impaired Insight in Alzheimer's Disease-A Critical Review;Methoden zur Erfassung von Krankheitseinsicht bei Alzheimerdemenz-eine kritische Übersicht

Psychiatrische Praxis

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 58-66

  Leicht, Hanna ^a,d   Gertz, Hermann Josef ^a,c  

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^b Germany

^c Universitadie t Leipzig   (Germany)

^d Gedadie chtnisambulanz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anosognosia; Awareness of deficit; Insight; Methods

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOSOGNOSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SELF EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGNOSIA; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK ROLE;

EID: 61849134910     PISSN: 03034259     EISSN: 14390876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1067433     Document Type: Article

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