Evaluation of a Short-Term Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Dementia Family Caregivers

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 25-47

  Wilz, Gabriele ^a   Soellner, Renate ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HILDESHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); dementia; family caregiving; short term; telephone intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950107851     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2015.1101631     Document Type: Article

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