Dolls and teddies help Alzheimer's patients bond

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nursebot Jul 9, 2006, 2:59 PM
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Dolls and teddies help Alzheimer's patients bond
interrelate and communicate with others. As a part of the study, researchers gave 14 patients in a Newcastle nursing home a doll or a teddy bear. Their behaviour was then assessed over a period of 3 months. The researchers found that Alzheimer's patients

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