Psychosocial factors and caregivers' distress: Effects of familism and dysfunctional thoughts

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-202

  Losada, Andres ^a   Marquez Gonzalez, Maria ^b   Knight, Bob G ^c   Yanguas, Javier ^d   Sayegh, Philip ^e   Romero Moreno, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Fundación Instituto Gerontológico Matia INGEMA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dementia; Depression; Social support; Stress and coping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURE; DEMENTIA; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77951085298     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903167838     Document Type: Article

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