Developing an interactive physical activity group in a geriatric psychiatry facility

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-69

  Forney, Jennie Pillion ^a   Holliman, Diane C ^a   Orgassa, Ute C ^b  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Dementia; Elderly; Geriatric; Group; Interactive; Psychiatric; Recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007229664     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v26n01_04     Document Type: Article

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