Alzheimer's aggression: Influences on caregiver coping and resilience

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-275

  Wilks, Scott E ^a   Little, Kristina G ^a   Gough, Heather R ^b   Spurlock, Wanda J ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Coping; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 79953308310     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2010.544531     Document Type: Article

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