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Demented and chronic depressed patients attending a day hospital
— stress experienced by carers |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp 8-11 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Depression ; Day hospitals ; Family care ; Stress ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to compare stress and attitudes to care in caregivers of patients with dementia and depression attending Harefield Day Hospital (UK). Results showed that the dementia carers were significantly more stressed than the depression carers but these carers also exceeded the threshold for psychiatric `caseness'. Important negative views about life upset and carer burden were expressed by both groups. The study concluded that further study of the burden of caring for chronic depressive illness is required. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980312408 A |
| Classmark | EA: ENR: LDD: P6:SJ: QNH: 8 |
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