Title
Anticipatory Grief And Alzheimers-Disease - Strategies For Intervention
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
ISSN
0163-4372
Recommended Citation
"Anticipatory Grief And Alzheimers-Disease - Strategies For Intervention" (1995). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 1232.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/1232
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