Bereavement after caregiving

Geriatrics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-22

  Schulz, Richard ^a   Hebert, Randy ^a   Boerner, Kathrin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Jewish Home Lifecare   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Caregiving; Complicated grief; Depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MOURNING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEREAVEMENT; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 38549172172     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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