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Peer reviewedMahendra, Nidhi; Arkin, Sharon – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2003
This article describes a comprehensive cognitive-linguistic intervention program for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients that provided communication skills practice in the context of health-enhancing and esteem-building community-based activities, physical fitness training and supervised volunteer work. Effects for four participants…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Communication Skills, Exercise, Interpersonal Competence
