The Effectiveness of a Solution-Focused Approach for Problem Behaviors Among Nursing Home Residents

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 49-64

  Ingersolldayton, Berit ^a   Schroepfer, Tracy ^a   Pryce, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Nursing home; Problem behaviors; Solution focused therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844448128     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v32n03_04     Document Type: Article

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