Correlates of agitation and depression in nursing home residents with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1779-1789

  Majic, Tomislav ^a   Pluta, Jan P ^a   Mell, Thomas ^a   Treusch, Yvonne ^a   Gutzmann, Hans ^b   Rapp, Michael A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agitation; Alzheimers disease; Behavioral and psychological symptoms; BPSD; Depression; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84866642469     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021200066X     Document Type: Article

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