Longitudinal study of the mental health of caregivers caring for elderly patients with dementia: Effect of institutional placement on mental health

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 289-293

  Matsuda, Osamu ^a   Hasebe, Naoko ^b   Ikehara, Keiko ^b   Futatsuya, Mutsumi ^b   Akahane, Naoko ^b  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ome Keiyn Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Dementia; Follow up study; Institutionalization; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RELATIVE; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

EID: 0030734847     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1997.tb03200.x     Document Type: Article

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