Title

Depression Or Grief? The Experience Of Caregivers Of People With Dementia

Authors

Authors

R. J. Walker;E. C. Pomeroy

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Health Soc. Work

Keywords

assessment; caregivers; dementia; depression; grief; ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE; ANTICIPATORY GRIEF; BURDEN; WIVES; INTERVENTION; HUSBANDS; Social Work

Abstract

The exploratory study discussed in this article attempted to shed some light on the nature of the depression and grief experienced by caregivers of people with dementia. The findings suggest that the depression so frequently described in the literature may not be as severe or clinically significant as previously thought and that it may be more precisely described as anticipatory grief. Viewing caregivers' apparent depression as being the result of grief over the losses they are experiencing may assist practitioners in planning and evaluating the effectiveness of clinical interventions specifically designed for this growing group of clients.

Journal Title

Health & Social Work

Volume

21

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-1996

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

247

Last Page

254

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1996VP81700002

ISSN

0360-7283

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