Awareness of social and emotional functioning in people with early-stage dementia and implications for carers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 961-969

  Nelis, Sharon M ^a   Clare, Linda ^a   Martyr, Anthony ^a   Markova, Ivana ^b   Roth, Ilona ^c   Woods, Robert T ^d   Whitaker, Christopher J ^d   Morris, Robin G ^e  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anosognosia; Participant carer discrepancy; Social cognition; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84857675876     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.575350     Document Type: Article

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