Caregiver mental health and potentially harmful caregiving behavior: The central role of caregiver anger

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-86

  MacNeil, Gordon ^a   Kosberg, Jordan I ^a   Durkin, Daniel W ^a   Dooley, W Keith ^b   Decoster, Jamie ^a   Williamson, Gail M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Caregiving dyads; Depression; Informal caregiving; Potentially harmful behavior; Resentment; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; ELDER ABUSE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COERCION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75449117279     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp099     Document Type: Article

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