Psychosocial benefits of solitary reminiscence writing: An exploratory study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-314

  Elford, H ^a   Wilson, F ^a   McKee, Kevin J ^a   Chung, M C ^b   Bolton, G ^c   Goudie, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; NURSING HOME; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECALL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; WRITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOMES; PHOTOGRAPHY; WRITING;

EID: 21244500634     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500131492     Document Type: Article

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