November 1, 2011Open Access

Family Stigma and Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer's Disease

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Our findings show that caregiver stigma increases caregiver burden in the case of Alzheimer's disease. Using this knowledge, psychosocial interventions should target stigmatic beliefs in order to reduce caregiver burden.

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Perla Werner

University of Haifa

Mary Mittelman

New York University

Dovrat Goldstein

University of Haifa

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The Gerontologist

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Tel Aviv University

NYU Langone Health

University of Haifa

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dee1825e217d93a5558db9 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr117

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Stereotype Embodiment· 2009 · 1,725 citations

Family Stigma and Caregiver Burden in Alzheimer's Disease

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