Spouses of patients with dementia: How do they stay together " till death do us part"?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 161-174

  LoboPrabhu, Sheila ^a,b   Molinari, Victor ^c   Arlinghaus, Kimberly ^a,b   Barr, Ellen ^b   Lomax, James ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Caregiver burden; Caregiving; Dementia; Loss; Marital bond; Quid pro quo; Scparation individuation; Separation; Spiritual

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444440598     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v44n03_10     Document Type: Article

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