Effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural family intervention in reducing the burden of care in carers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 176 (6) , 557-562
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.176.6.557
Abstract
Background The majority of patients with Alzheimer's disease live outside institutions and there is considerable serious psychological morbidity among their carers.Keywords
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