reminiscence therapy
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Introduction
therapy using the senses to help patients with dementia remember events & people from their past lives
Indications
- most useful for relieving boredom, depression & social isolation
Contraindications
- less effective for agitation
More general terms
References
- ↑ Watt JA, Goodarzi Z, Veroniki AA et al Comparative Efficacy of Interventions for Aggressive and Agitated Behaviors in Dementia: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2019;171(9):633-642 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31610547 https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M19-0993