Subjective memory complaints, neuropsychological performance and psychiatric variables in memory clinic attendees: A 3-year follow-up study

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

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

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depressed mood; Feelings of anxiety; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychological tests; Psychosocial stress; Subjective memory impairment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUBJECTIVE MEMORY DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77957365011     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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