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| A case study of the psychological treatment of a woman in the early stages of a dementia with anxiety | | Author(s) | Lucie Robinson |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 82, February 2003 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, February 2003 |
| Pages | pp 29-37 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Dementia ; Anxiety ; Early ; Psychiatric treatment ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | The current prominence of early detection and diagnosis of individuals with dementia highlights a need for effective psychological interventions for those in the early stages. It is estimated that half of all out-patients with dementia have one or more co-existing "illnesses", such as anxiety. In this report, the author presents the case of a 74 year old woman with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) and symptoms of anxiety, to illustrate issues surrounding the focus of treatment for such clients. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030314204 A |
| Classmark | BD: EA: ENP: 4J: LP: 69P |
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