The determinants of family carers' abusive behaviour to people with dementia: Results of the CARD study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 136-142

  Cooper, C ^a   Selwood, A ^a   Blanchard, M ^a   Walker, Z ^a   Blizard, R ^a   Livingston, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Dementia; Elder abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ABUSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 72449174231     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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