The importance of music for people with dementia: The perspectives of people with dementia, family carers, staff and music therapists

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 706-716

  McDermott, Orii ^a,b,c   Orrell, Martin ^a,d   Ridder, Hanne Mette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ST CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Music; Personal psychology; Psychosocial model; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMENTIA; MUSIC; PERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84902544959     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.875124     Document Type: Review

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