The mirror as a therapeutic tool for patients with dementia

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 155-159

  Tabak, Nili ^a   Bergman, Rebecca ^a   Alpert, Rachel ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dementia; Mirrors; Self identification

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0030225208     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.1996.tb00042.x     Document Type: Article

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