Reaching the Socially Isolated Person with Alzheimers Disease Through Group Music Therapy - A Case Report
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| Title | Reaching the Socially Isolated Person with Alzheimers Disease Through Group Music Therapy - A Case Report |
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| Abstract | The purpose of this report is to present a case on John, an 82 year old man with Alzheimers disease, who resides in a dementia specific unit of a nursing home. People with dementia who require institutional care are often at risk of social isolation, due to the regressive nature of the disease, and the potential of developing behavioural disturbances. This case story demonstrates how group music therapy can be individually tailored to meet the needs of people with dementia who are socially isolated as a result of behavioural challenges, including aggressive and agitating behaviours, and therefore improve the quality of the persons life. |
| Publisher | Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, Uni Health, Uni Research |
| Date | 1970-01-01 |
| Source | Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy Vol 2, No 3 (2002) |
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