Depressed caregivers: Comparative outcomes of two interventions

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 3-15

  Steffen, Ann M ^a   Futterman, Andrew ^b   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Holy Cross College   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers, depression; Psycho educational groups; Psychotherapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032426377     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v19n04_02     Document Type: Article

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