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Psychological resilience predicts depressive symptoms among spouses of persons with Alzheimer disease over time

Norm O’Rourke Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anthony L. Kupferschmidt Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Amy Claxton Department of Psychology, Center for Research on Families, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA
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JuliAnna Z. Smith Department of Psychology, Center for Research on Families, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA
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Neena Chappell Canada Research Chair in Social Gerontology, Centre on Aging, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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B. Lynn Beattie Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders and Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Pages 984-993 | Received 18 Dec 2009, Accepted 08 Apr 2010, Published online: 09 Nov 2010

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