Aging & Mental Health, Volume 12, Issue 5 (2008)

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Editorial

Editorial
What makes life worth living?
Dawn Brooker
Pages: 525-527
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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The influence of nursing home residency on the capacities of low-dependency older adults
Kieran M. Walsh & Thomas Waldmann
Pages: 528-535
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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Depression in older nursing home residents: The influence of nursing home environmental stressors, coping, and acceptance of group and individual therapy
Namkee G. Choi, Sandy Ransom & Richard J. Wyllie
Pages: 536-547
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforDepression in older nursing home residents: The influence of nursing home environmental stressors, coping, and acceptance of group and individual therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (134.7 KB)
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What is meaningful activity for people with dementia living in care homes? A comparison of the views of older people with dementia, staff and family carers
Barbara J. Harmer & Martin Orrell
Pages: 548-558
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforWhat is meaningful activity for people with dementia living in care homes? A comparison of the views of older people with dementia, staff and family carers | Full Text | References | PDF (130 KB)
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Adult daughters and aging mothers: The role of guilt in the experience of caregiver burden
Judith G. Gonyea, Ruth Paris & Lisa de Saxe Zerden
Pages: 559-567
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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The primary care diagnosis of dementia in Europe: An analysis using multidisciplinary, multinational expert groups
J. De Lepeleire, A.W. Wind, S. Iliffe, E.D. Moniz-Cook, J. Wilcock, V.M. González, E. Derksen, M.V. Gianelli & M. Vernooij-Dassen and the Interdem Group
Pages: 568-576
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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Knowledge and beliefs about help-seeking behavior and helpfulness of interventions for Alzheimer's disease
Sergio L. Blay, Ariane Furtado & Érica T.P. Peluso
Pages: 577-586
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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Reciprocal relationship between fear of falling and depression in elderly Chinese primary care patients
Kee-Lee Chou & Iris Chi
Pages: 587-594
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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Stress, distress and mucosal immunity in carers of a partner with fronto-temporal dementia
Matt Bristow, Rachel Cook, Sharon Erzinclioglu & John Hodges
Pages: 595-604
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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Early motherhood and mental health in midlife: A study of British and American cohorts
John C. Henretta, Emily M.D. Grundy, Lucy C. Okell & Michael E.J. Wadsworth
Pages: 605-614
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforEarly motherhood and mental health in midlife: A study of British and American cohorts | Full Text | References | PDF (120.1 KB)
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Clergy as mental health service providers to older adults
Joseph G. Pickard & Baorong Guo
Pages: 615-624
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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Delusional disorder in old age and the risk of developing dementia–a nationwide register-based study
Alex K⊘rner, Ana G. Lopez, Lise Lauritzen, Per K. Andersen & Lars V. Kessing
Pages: 625-629
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforDelusional disorder in old age and the risk of developing dementia–a nationwide register-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (210.1 KB)
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Diurnal cortisol patterns and stress reactivity in child Holocaust survivors reaching old age
Elisheva A.M. van der Hal-Van Raalte, Marian J. Bakermans–Kranenburg & Marinus H. van IJzendoorn
Pages: 630-638
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforDiurnal cortisol patterns and stress reactivity in child Holocaust survivors reaching old age | Full Text | References | PDF (122.8 KB)
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The effects of integrative reminiscence on meaning in life: Results of a quasi- experimental study
E.T. Bohlmeijer, G.J. Westerhof & M. Emmerik-de Jong
Pages: 639-646
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforThe effects of integrative reminiscence on meaning in life: Results of a quasi- experimental study | Full Text | References | PDF (111.7 KB)
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Neuropsychiatric problems in Parkinson's disease: Comparisons between self and caregiver report
Audrey McKinlay, Randolph C. Grace, John C. Dalrymple-Alford, Timothy J. Anderson, John Fink & Derek Roger
Pages: 647-653
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforNeuropsychiatric problems in Parkinson's disease: Comparisons between self and caregiver report | Full Text | References | PDF (205.1 KB)
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Living status and psychological well-being: Social comparison as a moderator in later life
Sheung-Tak Cheng, Helene H. Fung & Alfred C.M. Chan
Pages: 654-661
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforLiving status and psychological well-being: Social comparison as a moderator in later life | Full Text | References | PDF (115.5 KB)
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Personality traits and perceived social support among depressed older adults
Kelly C. Cukrowicz, Alexis T. Franzese, Steven R. Thorp, Jennifer S. Cheavens & Thomas R. Lynch
Pages: 662-669
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
AbstractforPersonality traits and perceived social support among depressed older adults | Full Text | References | PDF (116 KB)
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Validation of a screening instrument for post-traumatic stress disorder in a clinical sample of older adults
Sheila A. Hudson, Louisa A. Beckford, Stephen D. Jackson & Michael P. Philpot
Pages: 670-673
Published online: 14 Oct 2008
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