Monday, May 14, 2012

Alzheimer's Patients Turn To Stories Instead Of Memories

Alzheimer's Patients Turn To Stories Instead Of Memories : Shots - Health Blog : NPR: The idea is to show photos to people with memory loss, and get them to imagine what's going on — not to try to remember anything, but to make up a story. Storytelling is one of the most ancient forms of communication — it's how we learn about the world. It turns out that for people with dementia, storytelling can be therapeutic. It gives people who don't communicate well a chance to communicate. And you don't need any training to run a session.

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