Psychotic events in Alzheimer's disease: Application of the PLST model

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Lindsey, Pamela L ^a   Buckwalter, Kathleen C ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOSIS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349787041     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20090706-05     Document Type: Review

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