Clinically Significant Effects of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Spouse Caregivers' Mental Health and Cognitive Functioning: A Pilot Study

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 675-692

  Mackenzie, Corey S ^a   Wiprzycka, Ursula J ^b   Khatri, Nasreen ^c   Cheng, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

caregiving; dementia; mental health; mental Illness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFFECT; AGED; ATTENTION; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SPOUSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887189171     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2013.834857     Document Type: Article

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