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Peer reviewedWright, Lore K.; And Others – International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 1995
Examines two illness trajectories, Alzheimer's disease and stroke, to illustrate emerging changes in human development over each course of illness and the increasing importance of attachment behavior among ill elders and their family members. Argues that attachment links ailing older people to their environment, and that attachment is vital if…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Attachment Behavior
