The impact of autobiographic writing on memory performance in older adults: A preliminary investigation

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-261

  De Medeiros, Kate ^a   Kennedy, Quinn ^b   Cole, Thomas ^c   Lindley, Rosemary ^d   OHara, Ruth ^b  

^a The Copper Ridge Institute   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiography; Elderly; Memory; Old age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; VERBAL MEMORY; WRITING; AGING; COGNITION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; LINGUISTICS; LITERATURE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WRITING;

EID: 34250209937     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000240985.10411.3e     Document Type: Article

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