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Reality Orientation, a Therapy for Psychogeriatric Patients: a Controlled Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Peter Brook ,
Gian Degun  and
Marcia Mather
Peter Brook
Affiliation:
Warley Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5HQ
Gian Degun
Affiliation:
Warley Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5HQ
Marcia Mather
Affiliation:
Warley Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 5HQ
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Summary

In a controlled trial, ‘reality orientation’ for elderly patients diagnosed as suffering from dementia is shown to be effective only where therapists actively participate. Exposure to change in a more stimulating environment than their own wards is not enough to produce sustained improvement.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 1 , July 1975 , pp. 42 - 45
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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References

American Psychiatric Association (1969) Reality Orientation. A Technique to Rehabilitate Elderly and Brain Damaged Patients with a Moderate to Severe Degree of Disorientation. A.P.A. Hospital and Community Psychiatric Service, Washington, D.C. Google Scholar
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