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Potential intervention targets to improve cognitive empathy in older adulthood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

Dylan J. Jester Open the ORCID record for Dylan J. Jester [Opens in a new window]  and
Brent T. Mausbach
Dylan J. Jester*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Brent T. Mausbach
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Email: [email protected]
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 35 , Special Issue 4: Issue Theme: Cognitive Resilience, Empathy, and Self-compassion , April 2023 , pp. 175 - 177
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