PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF THE CATASTROPHIC REACTION IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

Authors
TIBERTI C SABE L KUZIS G CUERVA AG LEIGUARDA R STARKSTEIN SE
Citation
C. Tiberti et al., PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF THE CATASTROPHIC REACTION IN ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE, Neurology, 50(2), 1998, pp. 546-548
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
50
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
546 - 548
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1998)50:2<546:PACOTC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We examined the prevalence of the catastrophic reaction (CR) in 146 pa tients with Alzheimer's disease. Sixteen percent showed a CR during th e neuropsychological evaluation. A factor analysis of the CR scale dem onstrated an anxious/angry factor that was significantly associated wi th higher irritability scores and a longer duration of illness, as wel l as a depressive factor that was significantly associated with more s evere cognitive impairments and older age.