Couple meaning-making and dementia: Challenges to the deficit model

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 678-690

  McGovern, Justine ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dementia; Family; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSE;

CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES;

EID: 80053541541     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2011.593021     Document Type: Article

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