title: Pastoral care of problematic Alzheimer's disease and dementia affected residents in a long-term care setting.
abstract: Pastoral caregivers face many challenges in providing ministry to institutional persons with dementia. This article describes the psychosocial perspective of Bowlby concerning the management of persons with dementia and a pastoral care ministry based on it. Specific pastoral programs and interventions are described. The article contains four case studies and concludes with reflections concerning the chaplain's ministry.
authors.affiliation: Greenwich Chaplaincy Services, Greenwich, CT, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Wentroble
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010327:Pastoral Care; D014481:United States