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Loss and marital therapy with carers and dementia sufferers
Author(s)Sylvia Dillon
Journal titlePSIGE Newsletter, no 72, April 2000
PublisherPsychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, April 2000
Pagespp 19-21
KeywordsDementia ; Spouses as carers ; Bereavement ; Psychiatric treatment.
AnnotationCarers of dementia sufferers who are either married or are lifelong partners appear to have different psychological needs to those of adult child carers. Yet carers tend to be perceived by the helping professions as a homogeneous group. The author reviews literature that considers various types of relationships. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-001108216 A
ClassmarkEA: P6:SN: DW: LP

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