Emotion in Dementia: Its Measurement and Comprehension by Caregivers

Principal Investigator: M. Powell Lawton
Research Consultant: Kimberly Van Haitsma
Period: July 1994 - June 1996
Funded by: Alzheimer's Association

Abstract: This project developed a measure of observed emotion in Alzheimer patients and investigated the way family members and institutional staff comprehended and interpreted emotion in such residents.