An intergenerational group benefits both emotionally disturbed youth and older adults

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 753-767

  Jones, Ellen D ^a   Herrick, Charlotte ^a   York, Regina F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b Piedmont Senior Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 10044281512     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840490506329     Document Type: Article

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