Characteristics of help-seeking behaviour in subjects with subjective memory complaints at a memory clinic: A case-control study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-196

  Ramakers, Inez H G B ^a   Visser, Pieter Jelle ^a   Bittermann, Arnold J N ^a   Ponds, Rudolf W H M ^a   van Boxtel, Martin P J ^a   Verhey, Frans R J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affective symptoms; Memory clinic; Memory complaints without impairment; Memory self efficacy; Subjective memory complaints

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EXTRAVERSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 67649385974     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2092     Document Type: Article

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