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The Therapeutic Use of Dolls
Author(s) -
Ehrenfeld M.,
Bergman R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1995.tb00484.x
Subject(s) - modality (human–computer interaction) , psychotherapist , unit (ring theory) , psychology , treatment modality , therapeutic touch , medicine , alternative medicine , computer science , surgery , pathology , mathematics education , human–computer interaction
topic . Using dolls as therapy in a psychogeriatric unit. purpose . To acquaint nurses with this therapeutic modality. source . The Dolls Project. conclusion . Dolls can be used therapeutically to awaken pleasurable affective responses in the older psychiatric client.