Applying a strength-based intervention for dyads with mild to moderate memory loss: Two case examples

Dementia

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 549-557

  Yarry, Sarah J ^a   Judge, Katherine S ^b   Orsulic Jeras, Silvia ^c  

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

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

caregiving; dementia; dyad; intervention; strengths

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649826458     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301210384315     Document Type: Article

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