Recognition of self among persons with dementia: Pictures versus names as environmental supports

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 424-454

  Gross, Jennifer ^a   Harmon, Mary E ^b   Myers, Rebecca A ^c   Evans, Rachel L ^a   Kay, Natalie R ^d,e   Rodriguez Charbonier, Senez ^a   Herzog, Thomas R ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Dementia; Environment; Human factors; Self recognition

Indexed keywords

RECOGNITION;

EID: 2042460859     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916503262536     Document Type: Article

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