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Nonpharmacological Strategies to Support Behaviors Experienced by People Living with Dementia
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Most individuals with dementia experience behavioral symptoms during their disease trajectory. These symptoms are troubling to the person living with dementia, their care partners, and others such as family members or those living in congregate living settings. In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Dr. Kalisha Bonds Johnson, a Board-Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Emory Integrated Memory Care, shares her insights into the importance of detecting and addressing behavioral symptoms. She offers general strategies that care partners and others can take when interacting with someone with dementia, and she provides important insights into managing specific troubling behaviors.
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Guest:
Dr. Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor, tenure track
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory
Host:
Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE
Director of Strategic Alliances
Gerontological Society of America
This podcast episode is supported by Genentech, Lilly, Eisai, and Otsuka.
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