The effects of integrative reminiscence on meaning in life: Results of a quasi- experimental study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 639-646

  Bohlmeijer, E T ^a   Westerhof, G J ^b   Emmerik De Jong, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Meaning in life; Narrative therapy; Older adults; Reminiscence

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEMORY; NARRATIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NARRATION; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 53949093728     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802343209     Document Type: Article

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