Depression or Grief? The Experience of Caregivers of People with Dementia

Health and Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-254

  Walker, Rebecca J ^a   Pomeroy, Elizabeth C ^b  

^a University of Central Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Caregivers; Dementia; Depression; Grief

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0030281683     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/21.4.247     Document Type: Article

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