Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety in People With Dementia: A Clinician Guideline for a Person-Centered Approach

Behavior Modification

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 390-412

  Charlesworth, Georgina ^a,c   Sadek, Susan ^b   Schepers, Astrid ^c   Spector, Aimee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b South Essex Partnership Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiety; CBT; cognitive behavioral therapy; dementia; manual

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84930728852     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445514561317     Document Type: Article

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