Interventions for caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease: A review and analysis of content, process, and outcomes

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-92

  Bourgeois, Michelle S ^a   Schulz, Richard ^a   Burgio, Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY COUNSELING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING;

EID: 0029797670     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AN6L-6QBQ-76G0-0N9A     Document Type: Review

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