A Novel Use of Dignity Therapy

A Novel Use of Dignity Therapy

Dignity therapy, along with other forms of psychotherapy (3), has the potential to improve patients' personal narratives, and future research to adapt dignity therapy for people with mental illness may increase patients' self-worth and coping abilities.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 2011-12, Vol.168 (12), p.1340-1340
Hauptverfasser: Avery, Jonathan D., Savitz, Adam J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Communication
Family Relations
Hospitalization
Humans
Mental disorders
Palliative care
Personhood
Psychotherapy, Brief
Schizophrenia - therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology
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Zusammenfassung:Dignity therapy, along with other forms of psychotherapy (3), has the potential to improve patients' personal narratives, and future research to adapt dignity therapy for people with mental illness may increase patients' self-worth and coping abilities.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11030444