Coping in family supporters of elderly people with dementia

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-340

  McKee, Kevin J ^a   Whittick, Janice E ^b   Ballinger, Brian B ^c   Gilhooly, Mary M L ^d   Gordon, David S ^e   Mutch, William J ^f   Philip, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Chamberlain Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Dundee Liff Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^f Ashludie Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030929180     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1997.tb01241.x     Document Type: Article

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