Disrupted caring attachments: implications for long-term care.
Caring attachments or social supports are the positive psychological and physical contacts and relationships between people. These attachments have been associated with improved health, well-being, and longevity. It is also true that disrupted caring attachments are associated with impaired health and well-being. This paper reviews the general medical and elder medical findings of disrupted caring attachments and negative health outcomes. The implications of these findings for dementia sufferers, caregivers, and long-term care staff are examined.
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Raymond B
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Flannery
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009769:Object Attachment; D012944:Social Support