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<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThere are many new therapies around for people\nwith dementia and Alzheimer’s disease to help them stay in the present as much\nas they can, and helps them stay interactive. Most of the time clinics utilize\nmusic and art therapies, and games for the brain’s ability to maintain critical\nthinking and reasoning. However, clinics are beginning to utilize one of the\nnewer therapies that are meant to help dementia and Alzheimer’s patients is doll therapy<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this post, we'll cover:<\/p>\n
Doll therapy is a new technique to help patients living with these conditions stay connected, reduce anxiety, and reduce the need for medication<\/strong> that has many other side effects that can cause other problems. Although doll therapy is relatively new there are early signs that doll therapy is effective in dementia care<\/a>. In fact, even though not much research has been conducted to determine the extent of its effectiveness, some research has indicated that doll therapy has actually helped to decrease the need for patients to rely on medication for anxiety<\/a> as it helps reduce anxiety. Doll therapy for seniors with these conditions has also been shown to help improve communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are steps to take in order to properly introduce this form of therapy to the patients.<\/a>\nThe first step is to allow the senior to warm up to the doll by casually\nintroducing it to them slowly. If the senior does not show interest, then do\nnot force them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And now let’s go into more detail of how doll\ntherapy can be helpful to seniors that have dementia<\/a> or Alzheimer’s<\/a> by delving into the pros of\ntherapy that involves life-like dolls:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many advantages to doll therapy for\nseniors. And again, the objective by utilizing this new technique to help\npatients with dementia and Alzheimer’s is by helping to reduce their anxiety\nand improve their social interaction<\/a>, and communication. There\nare other benefits as well and they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>, and their moods are better, which men\nthey will be more receptive to care.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nHowever, even though these pros are wonderful and that doll therapy has the potential to help these seniors a lot, there are also disadvantages as well which will be covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nEven though the positive effects of doll\ntherapy have been covered as it can help seniors decrease the need for\nmedication for anxiety, there are concerns that care providers have with this\nnew technique. Let’s go over the disadvantages of doll therapy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a> of the patient is an issue. Some care\nproviders believe that doll therapy can take away the dignity of Alzheimer’s\nand dementia patients<\/a> because they feel that they are being treated like\nchildren. Adults that have these cognitive conditions, as well as loss in\nmemory, are not children. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/a> in seniors. That means when using a\ndoll for therapy, to always get ones that do not cry. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nHowever, there are pros and cons to this\ntherapy as there is with everything else in life. And even though there is\nlimited research on how helpful doll therapy is to seniors, there are\nadvantages of this new technique and it has already shown that the anxiety\nlevels of these patients do decrease. More research done in time will reveal a\nlot more about how helpful this form of therapy is to dementia and Alzheimer’s\npatients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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