The Couples Life Story Approach: A Dyadic Intervention for Dementia

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 237-254

  Ingersoll Dayton, Berit ^a   Spencer, Beth ^a   Kwak, Minyoung ^a   Scherrer, Kristin ^b   Allen, Rebecca S ^c   Campbell, Ruth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

caregiving; memory loss; resilience; strengths based

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875981673     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2012.758214     Document Type: Article

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