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

    Authors

    R. J. Walker;E. C. Pomeroy

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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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