Cognitive behavioral group intervention for alzheimer caregivers

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 275-282

  Passoni, Serena ^a   Moroni, Loretta ^b   Toraldo, Alessio ^d   Mazzà, Manuela T ^a   Bertolotti, Giorgio ^b   Vanacore, Nicola ^c   Bottini, Gabriella ^a,d  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

caregivers; cognitive behavioral group therapy; dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROUP THERAPY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 84907140946     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000033     Document Type: Article

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