Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A study of symptomatology

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-41

  Shaji, S ^a   Bose, Srija ^b   Kuriakose, Shan ^a  

^a Bethsada Hospital   (India)

^b Dementia Care Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s Disease; Behavioral and psychological symptoms; Behavioral symptoms in dementia; Dementia Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PARANOIA; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 77953438976     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.44903     Document Type: Article

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