Providing psychotherapy to older adults in home: Benefits, challenges, and decision-making guidelines

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-346

  Yang, Janet Anderson ^a   Garis, Jamie ^a   Jackson, Cynthia ^a   McClure, Regina ^a  

^a Center for Aging Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Decision making guidelines; In home psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649128610     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317110902896356     Document Type: Article

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