Apathy: A separate syndrome from depression in dementia? A critical review

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-316

  Mortby, Moyra Elizabeth ^a,b   Maercker, Andreas ^b   Forstmeier, Simon ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Apathy; Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; Dementia; Depression

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

APATHY; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 84871899096     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/8105     Document Type: Review

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