Group therapy for patients with mild cognitive impairment and their significant others: Results of a waiting-list controlled trial

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 444-454

  Joosten Weyn Banningh, Liesbeth W A ^a   Prins, Judith B ^a   Vernooij Dassen, Myrra J F J ^a,c   Wijnen, Hugo H ^d   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a   Kessels, Roy P C ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Kalorama Foundation   (Netherlands)

^d RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Controlled clinical study; Group therapy; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychology; Psychoeducation; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GROUP THERAPY; HELPLESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILLNESS COGNITION QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAND 36 HEALTH SURVEY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 80052491961     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000315933     Document Type: Article

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