Attachment in old age: Theoretical assumptions, empirical findings and implications for clinical practice

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-81

  Van Assche, Lies ^a   Luyten, Patrick ^b,c   Bruffaerts, Ronny ^b   Persoons, Philippe ^a   van de Ven, Lucas ^a   Vandenbulcke, Mathieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment; Behavior; Care giving; Dementia; Intervention; Old age

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN DEMENTIA; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; GRIEF; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868232697     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.10.003     Document Type: Review

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