Counseling Patients with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type and Their Families.

LaBarge, Emily

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Publication Date: 1981-Nov

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Counseling Patients with Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type and Their Families.

LaBarge, Emily

Personnel and Guidance Journal, v60 n3 p139-43 Nov 1981

Discusses symptoms of Alzheimer Disease and suggests client-centered counseling techniques to use with patients and family. Considers the disease's effect on family relationships relative to stage of family development. Examines the adjustment of the caregiving spouse. Offers practical suggestions for coping. (RC)

Descriptors: Coping, Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling, Family Relationship, Family Role, Nondirective Counseling, Older Adults, Severe Disabilities, Social Influences, Spouses, State of the Art Reviews

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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