A comparison of psychosocial outcomes in elderly Alzheimer caregivers and noncaregivers

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-13

  Mausbach, Brent T ^a   Chattillion, Elizabeth A ^b   Roepke, Susan K ^b   Patterson, Thomas L ^a   Grant, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Coping; Depression; Screening; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85027926031     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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