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The lack of any effective physical treatments for dementia combined with the large increase in the number of sufferers have added extra urgency to the search for effective psychological therapies. Such therapies have an essential part to play in relieving the distress experienced by sufferers and in alleviating the burden upon carers.

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Bleathman, C., Morton, I. (1994). Psychological Treatments. In: Burns, A., Levy, R. (eds) Dementia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6805-6_32

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