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Gender Differences in Carers of Dementia Sufferers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Robin G. Morris ,
Robert T. Woods ,
Kath S. Davies  and
Lorna W. Morris
Robin G. Morris*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
Robert T. Woods
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
Kath S. Davies
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
Lorna W. Morris
Affiliation:
MRC Social and Community Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
*
Correspondence
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Abstract

Recent research shows that the demands of the caregiving role are experienced differently by men and women. Both the subjective and the objective strain and burden appear to be greater in female carers of dementia sufferers, and factors that influence this include differences in role expectations and coping strategies. These findings have implications for the provision of services for dementia sufferers and their carers.

Type
Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue S10: Women and Mental Health , May 1991 , pp. 69 - 74
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991 

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