Neuropsychiatric symptoms underlying caregiver stress and insight in Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Rocca, Paola ^a   Leotta, Daniela ^b   Liffredo, Cesare ^c   Mingrone, Cinzia ^a   Sigaudo, Monica ^a   Capellero, Barbara ^b   Rocca, Giuseppe ^a   Simoncini, Mara ^d   Pirfo, Elvezio ^c   Bogetto, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Neurology Unit   (Italy)

^c Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

^d Department of Long Term Attendance and Elderly   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; Caregiver burden; Cluster analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOSIS; VALIDITY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77955122394     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315513     Document Type: Article

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