Stability in the clinical characteristics of patients with memory complaints

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Vestberg, Susanna ^a   Passant, Ulla ^a   Elfgren, Christina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Memory clinic; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychological tests; Objective memory impairment; Subjective memory impairment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77649193502     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.04.018     Document Type: Article

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