Is Alzheimer disease a mental disorder?

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 443-445

  Lebowitz, Barry D ^a   Evans, Jovier D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PSYCHOSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 84903200260     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200409000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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