A small-scale study comparing the impact of psycho-education and exploratory psychotherapy groups on newcomers to a group for people with dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 420-425

  Cheston, Richard ^a   Jones, Roy ^b  

^a Charter House   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Groups; Psycho education; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; GROUP THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67949105096     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860902879409     Document Type: Article

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