Treating learned helplessness in the elderly dementia patient: Preliminary inquiry

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 345-349

  Flannery Jr , Raymond B ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia sufferers; Learned helplessness; Long term care; Project SMART; Stress resistant persons

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LONG TERM CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS;

EID: 0036861344     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750201700605     Document Type: Article

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