Nonpharmacological treatment of Alzheimer disease

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 589-595

  Ballard, Clive ^a   Khan, Zunera ^a   Clack, Hannah ^b   Corbett, Anne ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain training games; Cognitive rehabilitation; Cognitive stimulation therapy; Cognitive training; Dementia

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE STIMULATION THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 80054886757     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371105601004     Document Type: Review

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