Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST): Neuropsychological mechanisms of change

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 479-489

  Hall, Louise ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a   Stott, Joshua ^a   Spector, Aimee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cognition; dementia; language; memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE STIMULATION THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873822014     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001822     Document Type: Article

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