Aggressiveness, sexuality, and obsessiveness in late stages of ALS patients and their effects on caregivers

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 452-458

  Marconi, Anna ^a   Meloni, Giulia ^a,c   Fossati, Federica ^a   Lunetta, Christian ^a   Bastianello, Stefania ^b   Melazzini, Mario ^a,b   Banfi, Paolo ^a   Rossi, Gabriella ^a   Corbo, Massimo ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica (AISLA)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; ALS; Sexuality and obsessions; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONSCIENCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AGED; AGGRESSION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865312355     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2012.696658     Document Type: Article

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