Expressed emotion and depression in caregivers of older adults with dementia: Results from Taiwan

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 924-929

  Li, Chao Yin ^a   Lewis, Frances Marcus ^b  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Expressed emotion; Family caregivers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84887454125     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.814098     Document Type: Article

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