Syndromic association of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in alzheimer disease and patient classification

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 421-432

  Vilalta Franch, Joan ^a,b   López Pousa, Secundino ^a,b   Turon Estrada, Antoni ^b   Lozano Gallego, Manoli ^b   Hernàndez Ferràndiz, Marta ^b   Pericot Nierga, Imma ^b   Garre Olmo, Josep ^b,c  

^a Memory and Dementia Unit   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Santa Caterina   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Dementia; Depression; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Psychosis; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; APATHY; ARTICLE; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME;

EID: 77951685080     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181c6532f     Document Type: Article

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