Assessments of Institutionalized Dementia Patients' Competencies to Participate in Intimate Relationships.

Lichtenberg, Peter A.; Strzepek, Deborah M.

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ERIC Number: EJ411494

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Assessments of Institutionalized Dementia Patients' Competencies to Participate in Intimate Relationships.

Lichtenberg, Peter A.; Strzepek, Deborah M.

Gerontologist, v30 n1 p117-20 Feb 1990

Describes assessment technique used by interdisciplinary staff on coed Alzheimer's disease unit to help determine patients' competencies to participate in intimate relationships. Two case studies are presented to highlight how assessment led to treatment decisions. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Competence, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Institutionalized Persons, Intimacy, Older Adults, Patients, Sexuality

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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