Enhancing forgiveness: A group intervention for the elderly

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-16

  Ingersoll Dayton, Berit ^a   Campbell, Ruth ^b   Ha, Jung Hwa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness group; Group therapy; Intervention research; Mental health; Reminiscence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 60749125765     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370802561901     Document Type: Article

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