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ERIC Number: EJ417868
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9013
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Spousal Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Dementia: A Preliminary Comparison.
Dura, Jason R.; And Others
Gerontologist, v30 n3 p332-36 Jun 1990
Compared self- and other-rated depression in spousal caregivers for 23 Alzheimer's patients, 23 Parkinsons' Disease patients, and 23 control subjects. Two caregiver groups were similar in length of time they had been giving care and in caregiver distress and both caregiver groups were more depressed than control subjects. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Depression (Psychology), Family Caregivers, Mental Disorders, Spouses, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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