Mental Health Concerns of Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Area of Expansion for MFTs

American Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 272-284

  Webster, Tabitha N ^a   Yorgason, Jeremy B ^a   Maag Winter, Ashley ^b   Clifford, Charity ^c   Baxter, Kathleen ^d   Thompson, David ^e  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Wasatch Family Therapy   (United States)

^e ADDO Recovery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; BABY BOOMER; FAMILY STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84981495610     PISSN: 01926187     EISSN: 15210383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926187.2016.1214088     Document Type: Article

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