Self-esteem in carers of frail older people: Resentment predicts anxiety and depression

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 671-678

  Aggar, Christina ^a   Ronaldson, Susan ^a   Cameron, Ian D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety and depression; Caregiving; Frailty; Resentment; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 80054839046     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.562176     Document Type: Article

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