Lewis Mary Miller, Trzinski Amy L
Senior Life Consultants, Inc., Dublin, Ohio, USA.
Death Stud. 2006 Oct;30(8):777-87. doi: 10.1080/07481180600853199.
As individuals age, they deal with an increasing number of emotional, physical, and environmental losses. One loss older adults encounter is their own and others' deaths. Older adults with dementia may face greater difficulty in understanding and dealing with death-related issues because of cognitive and memory changes. Little literature exists to guide the practice of grief counseling with this population. Thus, two innovative approaches-spaced retrieval and group buddies-will be presented as ways to help individuals with dementia deal with issues around death. Two case studies are presented to demonstrate the preliminary usefulness of these techniques with clients.
随着个体年龄的增长，他们要应对越来越多的情感、身体和环境方面的丧失。老年人面临的一种丧失是他们自己和他人的死亡。患有痴呆症的老年人可能由于认知和记忆的变化，在理解和处理与死亡相关的问题时面临更大的困难。几乎没有文献可指导针对这一人群的悲伤辅导实践。因此，将介绍两种创新方法——间隔检索和团体伙伴法——作为帮助痴呆症患者处理与死亡相关问题的途径。文中呈现了两个案例研究，以证明这些技术对客户的初步有效性。
