The dementia diagnosis: A literature review of information, understanding, and attributions

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 218-225

  Stokes, Laura ^a,d   Combes, Helen ^b   Stokes, Graham ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BUPA UK   (United Kingdom)

^d SUSTAIN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributions; Dementia; Diagnosis; Information; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COMPREHENSION; FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMPREHENSION; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS;

EID: 84941632613     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12095     Document Type: Review

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