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Cognitive therapy for carers — distinguishing fact from fiction
Author(s)	Ian James, Ian Powell, Katharina Reichelt
Journal title	Journal of Dementia Care, vol 9, no 6, Nov/Dec 2001
Pages	pp 24-26
Keywords	Dementia ; Family care ; Therapy ; Psychiatric treatment.
Annotation	Carers caring for people with dementia experience many strong emotions, such as depression, stress, anger and guilt. The authors outline a basic cognitive behavioural approach to encourage carers to monitor their own thoughts as a way of understanding these emotions, and to help deal with distress. The diary method used for this is explained. The authors highlight the importance of examining people's styles of thinking, and how negatively biased styles (described in the title as "fiction") can make people vulnerable to problems of mood such as depression and anxiety. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011203217 A
Classmark	EA: P6:SJ: LO: LP
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