Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Effects of Reminiscence Group Therapy on Demented Elderly.

Goldwasser, A. Norman; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ365731

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Publication Date: 1987

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Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Effects of Reminiscence Group Therapy on Demented Elderly.

Goldwasser, A. Norman; And Others

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v25 n3 p209-22 1987

Assigned 27 demented elderly nursing home residents to either reminiscence group therapy, supportive group therapy, or a no-treatment control group. Results showed the self-reported level of depression in participants given reminiscence therapy was positively affected compared with participants in the supportive therapy and control groups. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Depression (Psychology), Group Therapy, Institutionalized Persons, Memory, Mental Disorders, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Outcomes of Treatment, Social Support Groups

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Language: English

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