The way we were: Importance of psychosocial history in the care of older persons with dementia

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 13-27

  Kolanowski, Ann M ^a   Rule, Rebecca A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia related behaviors; Need driven dementia compromised behavior model; Neo personality inventory; Older adults; Psychosocial history; Therapeutic activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954199195     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v26n02_02     Document Type: Article

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