Psychosocial interventions to reduce depressive symptoms of dementia caregivers: A randomized clinical trial comparing two approaches

Journal of Mental Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-350

  Farran, Carol J ^a,d   Gilley, David W ^b   McCann, Judith J ^b   Bienias, Julia L ^b   Lindeman, David A ^c   Evans, Denis A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 27644454673     PISSN: 10784470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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