Does religiosity protect against cognitive and behavioral decline in alzheimer's dementia?

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 445-452

  Coin, A ^a   Perissinotto, E ^a   Najjar, M ^a   Girardi, A ^a   Inelmen, E M ^a   Enzi, G ^a   Manzato, E ^a   Sergi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Behavioral disturbs; Caregiver; Cognitive functions; Religion

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; APATHY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CALCULATION; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECALL; RELIGION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 78549237455     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720510791383886     Document Type: Article

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