Review: Delusions in Dementia
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Age and Ageing 1996:25:405-408 Review: Delusions in Dementia
Introduction The definition of a delusion is 'a false, unshakeable idea or belief . . . held with extraordinary conviction and subjective certainty' [1]. Delusions are a common symptom of a range of psychiatric illnesses including schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder and dementia. The inclusion of dementia in this list is sometimes surprising to both doctors and carers, who restrict the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/25.5.405