The utilization of a psychoeducational group approach for addressing issues of grief and loss in caregivers of individuals with alzheimer’s disease: A pilot program

Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-89

  Sanders, Sara ^a   Sharp, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; Caregivers; Grief; Loss; Psychoeducational group

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750288450     PISSN: 15332624     EISSN: 15332632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J181v03n02_06     Document Type: Article

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