A cognitive intervention to enhance institutionalized older adults' social support networks and decrease loneliness

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 716-721

  Winningham, R G ^a   Pike, N L ^a  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONELINESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 37049026892     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860701366228     Document Type: Article

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