Suicidal ideation and resilience in family carers of people with dementia: A pilot qualitative study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 753-760

  O'Dwyer, Siobhan ^a   Moyle, Wendy ^a   Van Wyk, Sierra ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

caregivers; dementia; mental health; resilience; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VERY ELDERLY; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84881276283     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.789001     Document Type: Article

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