Depressive Mood, Anger, and Daily Cortisol of Caregivers on High- and Low-Stress Days

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 820-829

  Leggett, Amanda N ^a,d   Zarit, Steven H ^b   Kim, Kyungmin ^c   Almeida, David M ^b   Klein, Laura Cousino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d North Campus Research Complex ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day services; Anger; Care related stress; Caregiving; Cortisol; Depression

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANGER; CAREGIVER; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; CAREGIVERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84946546791     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu070     Document Type: Article

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