Breaking the cycle of loneliness? Psychological effects of a friendship enrichment program for older women

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 467-475

  Martina, Camille M S ^a   Stevens, N L ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONELINESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750025859     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600637893     Document Type: Article

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