Teaching, teasing, flirting and fighting:A study of interactions between participants in a psychotherapeutic group for people with a dementia syndrome

Dementia

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-195

  Offord, Rosslyn E ^a   Hardy, Gillian ^b   Lamers, Carolien ^c   Bergin, Louise ^d  

^a CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; experience; group development; group process; reciprocity; relationships; support

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447122259     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301206062248     Document Type: Article

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