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| Treatment of anxiety in the cognitively impaired elderly: can cognitive-behaviour therapy help? | | Author(s) | Deborah-Anne Koder |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 10, no 2, June 1998 |
| Pages | pp 173-182 |
| Keywords | Anxiety ; Dementia ; Behaviour modification ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Anxiety is commonly reported in patients with dementia, resulting in a further decline in functioning. An overview of the clinical application of cognitive-behavioural techniques in treating anxiety in older patients with brain damage is presented. Two cases are described with a focus on clinical anxiety management techniques that have been modified to suit cognitively impaired older patients. These modifications include simplifying material, using more structured techniques, and recognising the critical role of the patient's caregiver in therapy. It is concluded that cognitive-behaviour therapy can help in reducing anxiety in people with dementia, and that the potential benefits of this therapy are an increase in patients' self-esteem and independence and the prevention of hospitalisation. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981103405 A |
| Classmark | ENP: EA: LODM: 7T |
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