Treatment of depressive disorders of spousal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease: A review

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 289-293

  Adkins, Vincent K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPOUSE; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0032873569     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331759901400501     Document Type: Review

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