Stories and metaphors: Talking about the past in a psychotherapy group for people with dementia

Ageing and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 579-602

  Cheston, Rik ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia; Metaphor; Narrative; Psychotherapy; Story telling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000861669     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x00020249     Document Type: Article

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