Sustained Benefit of Supportive Intervention for Depressive Symptoms in Caregivers of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 850-856

  Mittelman, Mary S ^a   Roth, David L ^b   Coon, David W ^b   Haley, William E ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOUSE; SUPPORT GROUP;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442564527     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.5.850     Document Type: Article

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