TY - JOUR
T1 - Phases of Change in the Patient with Alzheimer's Dementia
T2 - A Conceptual Dimension for Defining Health Care Management
AU - COHEN, DONNA
AU - KENNEDY, GARY
AU - EISDORFER, CARL
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1984/1
Y1 - 1984/1
N2 - Since the progressive nature of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders of later life gradually imposes a series of significant limitations upon the patient, a successful clinical management program rests upon a conceptualization of changes in the patient. Postulating psychologic reactions helps professionals to understand and respond to the patient's needs and feelings at different stages of the disease. The phases discussed here provide the basis for defining treatment goals and management plans, selecting therapeutic strategies, identifying needed resources, and evolving innovative approaches to patient care. 1984 The American Geriatrics Society
AB - Since the progressive nature of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders of later life gradually imposes a series of significant limitations upon the patient, a successful clinical management program rests upon a conceptualization of changes in the patient. Postulating psychologic reactions helps professionals to understand and respond to the patient's needs and feelings at different stages of the disease. The phases discussed here provide the basis for defining treatment goals and management plans, selecting therapeutic strategies, identifying needed resources, and evolving innovative approaches to patient care. 1984 The American Geriatrics Society
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb05143.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb05143.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 6690571
AN - SCOPUS:0021332770
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 32
SP - 11
EP - 15
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 1
ER -