The contribution of attachment to burden in adult children of institutionalized parents with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-60

  Crispi, Esther Loring ^b   Schiaffino, Kathleen ^a   Berman, William H ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lifespan   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Caregiving; Family relationships; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING HOME;

EID: 0031052859     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/37.1.52     Document Type: Article

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