A systematic review of intervention studies about anxiety in caregivers of people with dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-188

  Cooper, Claudia ^a,b   Balamurali, T B S ^b   Selwood, Amber ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caregiver; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALCULATION; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; YOGA;

ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; RESPITE CARE; YOGA;

EID: 33947235662     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1656     Document Type: Review

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