Caregiving spouses attachment orientations and the physical and psychological health of individuals with Alzheimer's disease

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 508-516

  Monin, Joan K ^a   Schulz, Richard ^b   Kershaw, Trace S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; attachment; caregiving

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OBJECT RELATION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; ORIENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876488983     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.747080     Document Type: Article

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