Predictors of complicated grief among dementia caregivers: A prospective study of bereavement

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 650-658

  Schulz, Richard ^a,d   Boerner, Kathrin ^b   Shear, Katherine ^a   Zhang, Song ^a   Gitlin, Laura N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Lighthouse International   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Caregivings; Dementia; Grief

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33746915731     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000203178.44894.db     Document Type: Article

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