An exploration of attachment styles and personality traits in caregiving for dementia patients

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-132

  Markiewicz, Dorothy ^a   Reis, Myrna ^a   Gold, Dolores Pushkar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030666819     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/T4Q4-E8F0-JWT5-DBAG     Document Type: Article

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