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| A pilot study comparing psychological and physical morbidity in carers of elderly people with dementia and those with depression | | Author(s) | Chanaka Wijeratne, Simon Lovestone |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 11, no 8, August 1996 |
| Pages | pp 741-744 |
| Keywords | Family care ; Ill health ; Mental disorder ; Comparison ; Dementia ; Depression. |
| Annotation | Compares the difficulties faced by relatives living with and caring for elderly patients with dementia and those with depression, referred to a psychogeriatric service in London. Findings suggest that dementia carers seem to experience significantly more psychological distress than carers of depressed patients. |
| Accession Number | CPA-961021007 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: CH: E: 48: EA: ENR |
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