Good news for dementia care: Caregiver interventions reduce behavioral symptoms in people with dementia and family distress

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 894-897

  Gitlin, Laura N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY STRESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84865835678     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12060774     Document Type: Editorial

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