Special issue: interventions for family caregivers /

A special issue on interventions for family caregivers. Topics discussed include patterns of adult day service use of family caregivers; predicting participation and adherence to a home environmental intervention among family caregivers of persons with dementia; a new direction for intervention wit...

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Publicado en:Family Relations Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 345 - 432
Formato: Symposium
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell October 1999
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
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Sumario:A special issue on interventions for family caregivers. Topics discussed include patterns of adult day service use of family caregivers; predicting participation and adherence to a home environmental intervention among family caregivers of persons with dementia; a new direction for intervention with depressed caregivers to Alzheimer's patients; recommended intervention strategies for grandparent caregivers; the context of experiencing emotional distress among family caregivers to elderly African-Americans; family influence on the first stages of the trajectory of patients diagnosed with severe psychiatric disorders; the effect of support group participation on caregiver burden among parents of adult offspring with severe mental illness; family psychoeducation; the impact of a consumer-directed family support program on adults with developmental disabilities and their family caregivers; and caring for the caregivers of the elderly.