Title

Anticipatory Grief And Alzheimers-Disease - Strategies For Intervention

Authors

Authors

R. J. Walker; E. C. Pomeroy; J. S. McNeil;C. Franklin

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Gerontol. Soc. Work

Keywords

Geriatrics & Gerontology; Social Work

Abstract

This article will identify a number of variables that can be expected to influence the anticipatory grief process, including the stigmatization of the disease process, multiple losses and psychosocial death. The impact of each of the variables on the anticipatory grief process of caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) will be delineated. Finally, the anticipatory mourning tasks for caregivers at each stage of chronic illness will be presented. Emphasis will be placed on the special tasks of the caregivers of persons with AD and the role of the practitioner in assisting the caregiver to simultaneously remain actively involved with the patient, while they grieve their losses and prepare for death, which is the very complicated work of anticipatory grief.

Journal Title

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volume

22

Issue/Number

3-4

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

21

Last Page

39

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1994QX30000003

ISSN

0163-4372

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