Spouse caregivers of Alzheimer patients: Problem responses to caregiver burden

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-100

  Croog, S H ^a   Burleson, J A ^a   Sudilovsky, A ^b   Baume, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

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

^c Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL LIFE; SPOUSE; STRESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644826830     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860500492498     Document Type: Article

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