Differential diagnosis of depression and Alzheimer's disease using the cattell-horn-carroll theory

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 252-262

  Mazur Mosiewicz, Anya ^a   Trammell, Beth A ^a   Noggle, Chad A ^b   Dean, Raymond S ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment diagnosis; geriatric; tests

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84856853555     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084282.2011.595451     Document Type: Article

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