Depressive traits in essential tremor: Impact on disability, quality of life, and medication adherence

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1349-1354

  Louis, E D ^a,b,c   Huey, E D ^a,b   Gerbin, M ^a   Viner, A S ^a  

^a Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical; Depression; Disability; Essential tremor; Medication; Psychiatric; Quality of life; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE IN ESSENTIAL TREMOR SCORE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREMOR DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; VOICE HANDICAP INDEX;

AGED; DEPRESSION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84866299633     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03774.x     Document Type: Article

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