Telephone-delivered psychosocial intervention reduces burden in dementia caregivers

Dementia

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 503-520

  Tremont, Geoffrey ^a   Duncan Davis, Jennifer ^a   Bishop, Duane S ^a   Fortinsky, Richard H ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Coping; Strain; Stress; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949107061     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301208096632     Document Type: Article

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