Persisting burden predicts depressive symptoms in dementia caregivers

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-203

  Epstein Lubow, Gary ^a,b   Davis, Jennifer Duncan ^a,c   Miller, Ivan W ^a,b   Tremont, Geoffrey ^a,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Burden; Caregiver; Dementia; Depression; Family; Geriatric

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 49749144769     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988708320972     Document Type: Article

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