Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Their Caregivers

Current Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-87

  Pagnini, Francesco ^a   Lunetta, Christian ^b   Banfi, Paolo ^b   Rossi, Gabriella ^b   Gorni, Ksenija ^b   Castelnuovo, Gianluca ^a,c   Corbo, Massimo ^b   Molinari, Enrico ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Anxiety; Clinical psychology; Depression; Motor neuron disease; Neurodegenerative disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857796525     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-012-9132-7     Document Type: Article

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