Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia: An overview and commentary on recent developments

Dementia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 8-35

  Oyebode, Jan R ^a   Parveen, Sahdia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; non pharmacological; psycho social; randomised controlled trials; review

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENTIAL HOME; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85015247453     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301216656096     Document Type: Article

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