Phenomenology of depression in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 845-855

  Novais, Filipa ^a   Starkstein, Sergio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Anxiety; Apathy; Delusions; Dementia; Depression

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; APATHY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CORNELL SCALE FOR DEPRESSION IN DEMENTIA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DSM-5; DSM-III; DSM-IV; DSM-IV-TR; DYSTHYMIA; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; ICD-10; IRRITABILITY; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROIMAGING; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS;

EID: 84939454994     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-148004     Document Type: Review

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