The Validation Breakthrough. Health Professions Press Inc., 1993. Location Main Stacks. Validation is a therapy for communicating with those diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease. This therapy is based on an attitude of respect and empathy for the patient.
Music is one component of validation therapy.
The author writes that early, learned melodies return when words have gone. Music can be used to enforce communication. Hearing the Voice of People with Dementia. Jessica Kingsley Publishing, 1993. Location Main Stacks.