Family caregivers of people with dementia, often called the invisible second patients, are
critical to the quality of life of the care recipients. The effects of being a family caregiver …

The present study used meta-analytic techniques (number of samples= 92) to determine the
patterns of mean-level change in personality traits across the life course. Results showed …

Currently, 15%, 12.8% and 17.1% of the Canadian, American and European populations,
respectively, are 65 years or older. Due to aging-related disabilities, elderly individuals will …

How do people cope with stressful experiences? What makes a coping strategy effective for
a particular individual? This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial …

Much has been learned about mood and temperament in recent years--yet until now,
investigations into these domains have remained relatively distinct and disconnected. This …

In the present meta-analysis, we integrated findings from 228 studies on the association of
six caregiving-related stressors and caregiving uplifts with burden and depressed mood …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Providing long-term care for a demented relative profoundly affects caregivers' lives. We
assessed changes in depression, immune function, and health in 69 spousal caregivers …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of caregiver
burden and depression, including objective stressors and mediation forces influencing …

BACKGROUND. Cancer affects not only the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with the
disease but also that of their family members and close friends. The impact on various …