A three-country randomized controlled trial of a psychosocial intervention for caregivers combined with pharmacological treatment for patients with alzheimer disease: Effects on caregiver depression

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 893-904

  Mittelman, Mary Sherman ^a   Brodaty, Henry ^b   Wallen, Aaron Seth ^c   Burns, Alistair ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer isease; Caregiver; Depression; Longitudinal randomized trial; Pharmacological intervention; Psychosocial intervention

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; INDAN DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149374048     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181898095     Document Type: Article

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