Apathy: A Common Psychiatric Syndrome in the Elderly

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 381-393

  Ishii, Shinya ^a   Weintraub, Nancy ^a,b   Mervis, James R ^a,b  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apathy; cognition disorders; dementia; mood disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GALANTAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOREXIA; APATHY; APATHY EVALUATION SCALE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORNELL SCALE FOR DEPRESSION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FATIGUE; FRONTAL SYSTEM BEHAVIOR SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 67649286240     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.007     Document Type: Review

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