Are there sensitive time periods for dementia caregivers? The occurrence of behavioral and psychological symptoms in the early stages of dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1453-1462

  Ornstein, K A ^a   Gaugler, J E ^b   Devanand, D P ^c,d   Scarmeas, N ^d   Zhu, C W ^a   Stern, Y ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral symptoms; BPSD; dementia caregiving

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIP; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DELUSIONS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881081567     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000768     Document Type: Article

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