The feelings art group: A vehicle for personal expression in skilled nursing home residents with dementia

Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 73-86

  Bober, Sarah J ^a   McLellan, Eileen ^a   McBee, Lucia ^a   Westreich, Lisa ^b  

^a Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

^b Southwestern Vermont Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity group; Alzheimer s Disease; Dementia; Group therapy; Long term care; Skilled nursing care; Special care unit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970993006     PISSN: 15332624     EISSN: 15332632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J181v01n04_06     Document Type: Article

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