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Selected Works of Deb Monahan
Article
Does Type of Disease Matter: Gender Differences Among Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Spouse Caregivers
The Gerontologist (2000)
  • Deborah Monahan, Syracuse University
  • Karen Hooker
  • Margaret O'Dell-Manoogian
  • Leslie D Frazier
  • Kim Shifren
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Abstract
Mental health outcomes are widely reported among spouse caregivers, with wives generally faring worse than husbands. We hypothesized that gender differences would not be as strong in a cognitively intact group because caring for cognitively intact spouses may involve less severe reciprocity losses. We also examined gender differences in coping strategies within each group.
Keywords
  • Mental health,
  • Coping strategies,
  • Women,
  • Gender differences
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Publication Date
October, 2000
Citation Information
Deborah Monahan, Karen Hooker, Margaret O'Dell-Manoogian, Leslie D Frazier, et al.. "Does Type of Disease Matter: Gender Differences Among Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Spouse Caregivers" The Gerontologist Vol. 40 Iss. 5 (2000)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/deb_monahan/8/