The independent contributions of cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric symptoms to everyday function in older adults

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 215-236

  Rog, Lauren A ^a   Park, Lovingly Quitania ^b   Harvey, Danielle J ^c   Huang, Chun Jung ^c   Mackin, Scott ^d   Farias, Sarah Tomaszewski ^e  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADLs; Apathy; Dementia; Depression; Everyday function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84897662958     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2013.876101     Document Type: Article

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