Music therapy and reading as intervention strategies for disruptive behavior in dementia

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-46

  Gardiner, James C ^a   Furois, Michael ^b   Tansley, Dennis P ^c   Morgan, Bruce ^c  

^a Mental Health and Behavioral Science Services   (United States)

^b Brain Injury Rehabilitation   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrovascular accident; Dementia; Music therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; READING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034493982     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v22n01_04     Document Type: Article

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