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reminiscence therapy
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
General
cognitive therapy
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: 31610547
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M19-0993