Long-term effects of bereavement and caregiver intervention on dementia caregiver depressive symptoms

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 732-740

  Haley, William E ^a   Bergman, Elizabeth J ^a   Roth, David L ^b   McVie, Theresa ^b   Gaugler, Joseph E ^c   Mittelman, Mary S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bereavement; Caregiving; Intervention; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049091734     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.6.732     Document Type: Article

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