Music and dementia: Observing effects and searching for underlying theories

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 891-899

  Spiro, Neta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; RESTLESSNESS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RESEARCH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78349251299     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.519328     Document Type: Review

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