TY - BOOK ID - 77874964 TI - Comforting the confused : strategies for managing dementia AU - Hoffman, Stephanie B. AU - Platt, Constance A. PY - 2000 SN - 1281765694 9786611765699 0826117163 9780826117168 0826112617 9780826112613 PB - New York : Springer Pub. Co., DB - UniCat KW - Dementia KW - Dementia. KW - Aphrenia KW - Aphronesia KW - Athymia KW - Dementias KW - Brain KW - Neurobehavioral disorders KW - Psychoses KW - Patients KW - Care. KW - Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77874964 AB - ""How to comfort? How to help?"" are questions often asked by persons providing care to individuals suffering from dementia. According to Hoffman and Platt--a warm smile, gentle touch, and soothing voice tone can help toward improving quality of life. The authors believe caregivers should be encouraged to emphasize non-verbal aspects of their communication throughout their daily care of the demented. Hoffman and Platt provide research-based, practical guidelines for communicating with dementia patients and offer strategies for responding to depression, aggression, wandering, and other behavior ER -