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Professor Emerita - Active- Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine at Stanford University
Gallagher-Thompson, D, Bilbrey, AC, Apesoa-Varano, ES, Ghatak, R., Kim, KK, & Cothran, F. 2020. Conceptual framework to guide intervention research:across the trajectory of dementia caregiving. The Gerontologist, 60 No.S1, S29-S40.
Cheng, S-T., Li, K-K., Losada, A., Zhang, F., Au, A., Thompson, L. W. & Gallagher-Thompson, D. The effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 35(1), 55-77.
For the past 20+ years my work focused on developing, implementing and evaluating novel intervention programs to reduce psychological distress and improve health outcomes in family members providing long term care to a relative with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia - with particular emphasis on unique issues and coping strategies of persons from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds. .