Exploring the relationship between physical health, depressive symptoms, and depression diagnoses in Hispanic dementia caregivers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-282

  Cucciare, Michael A ^a,b   Gray, Heather ^b,c   Azar, Armin ^a   Jimenez, Daniel ^d   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Hispanics dementia caregivers; Physical health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77951947684     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903483128     Document Type: Article

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