Life events, depression and social support in dementia

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 313-324

  Waite, Allyson ^a   Bebbington, Paul ^b   Skelton Robinson, Martin ^c   Orrell, Martin ^b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

AGED; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 5044251766     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144665031753005     Document Type: Article

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