title: Family work with people with dementia.
abstract: Family interventions (FI) are used where there is a psychotic illness. This article argues for their use in dementia cases. It looks at the example of a family where the father had recently received a diagnosis of Lewy bodies with dementia. The focus is on the process of working with the patient and his close relatives using an adapted FI model.
authors.affiliation: The Vale CMHT, Ruthin Community Hospital, North Wales.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rogerson
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003376:Counseling; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011340:Problem Solving