Depression in patients with moderate Alzheimer disease: A prospective observational cohort study

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-325

  Porta Etessam, Jesús ^a   Tobaruela González, José Luis ^b   Rabes Berendes, Carlos ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Hospital Virgen de la Poveda   (Spain)

^c GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

caregiver distress; cognition; Dementia; depression diagnosis; functionality; neuropsychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNELL SCALE FOR DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY QUESTIONNAIRE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81855185292     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31820e7c45     Document Type: Article

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