Effects of multisensory stimulation on cognition, depression and anxiety levels of mildly-affected alzheimer's patients

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 283, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 211-213

  Ozdemir, Leyla ^a   Akdemir, Nuran ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alzheimer patients; anxiety; cognitive status; depression; music therapy; sensorial stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ART THERAPY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; ORIENTATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650105687     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.02.367     Document Type: Article

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