Psychiatric admission in dementia care-Cultural and social factors may determine outcome

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-75

  George, Kuruvilla ^a,b,c,d  

^a Aged Persons Mental Health   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Admission; Dementia; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISORIENTATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 77953290879     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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