Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 15-20 , January 2006

Coping strategies and anxiety in caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease: The LASER-AD study

  • Claudia Cooper

      Affiliations

    • Old Age Psychiatry, University College London, UK
    • ,
  • Cornelius Katona

      Affiliations

    • Old Age Psychiatry, Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, UK
    • ,
  • Martin Orrell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, UK
    • ,
  • Gill Livingston

      Affiliations

    • University College London Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, Archway Campus, Holborn Union Building, Highgate Hill, London, N19 5NL, UK. Tel.: +20 7561 4218; fax: +20 7561 4236.

Received 6 July 2005 ,Accepted 30 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.08.017

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 15-20 , January 2006

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