Dimensions of Ambiguous Loss in Couples Coping With Mild Cognitive Impairment.
We applied the theory of ambiguous loss to couples with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an age-related decline in memory and other cognitive processes assumed not to interfere with daily activities or the maintenance of personal relationships. Face-to-face interviews with 67 older married couples r...
| Publicado en: | Family Relations Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 196 - 210 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
April 2007
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