Ministry without a Future: A Pastoral Care Approach to Patients with Senile Dementia

Describes the nature of senile dementia and discusses how different ways of thinking, relating, and using traditional religious symbols are needed by the pastoral caregiver in order to offer effective pastoral care to these patients. Focuses on two specific cases to illustrate the author's clin...

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Main Author: O'Connor, Thomas St. James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1992
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1992, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-12
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Describes the nature of senile dementia and discusses how different ways of thinking, relating, and using traditional religious symbols are needed by the pastoral caregiver in order to offer effective pastoral care to these patients. Focuses on two specific cases to illustrate the author's clinical experiences with senile dementia patients.
Contains:Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002234099204600103