Memory Club: A Group Intervention for People with Early-Stage Dementia and Their Care Partners

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 262-269

  Zarit, Steven H ^a   Femia, Elia E ^a   Watson, Jennifer ^b   Rice Oeschger, Laura ^c   Kakos, Bernadette ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Granada Hills Charter High School   (United States)

^c S Bernardino Chapter Alzheimers A   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyadic treatment; Early dementia; Psychoeducational treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 2142700878     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.2.262     Document Type: Review

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