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Helplessness and Hopelessness among the Institutionalized Aged: An Experiment Get access Susan Mercer, Susan Mercer About the Authors Susan Mercer, DSW, is Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; and Rosalie A. Kane, DSW, is Consultant, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Rosalie A. Kane Rosalie A. Kane About the Authors Susan Mercer, DSW, is Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work, University of Arkansas, Little Rock; and Rosalie A. Kane, DSW, is Consultant, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Health & Social Work, Volume 4, Issue 1, February 1979, Pages 90–116, https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/4.1.90 Published: 01 February 1979
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