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**iNYZgxNC** · 10-25-2011, 09:05 AM

I work in the mental health field too ( community mental health nurse practitioner ) and have some clients who have behavioural problems related to dementia ( I have done research in this area also ).
I also have found that the nature of this kind of work leads and lends itself to getting into conversations about beliefs and religion, as families and people who develop the condition ask " why??? " a lot more than other areas of mental health and nursing, even hospice, that I have worked in.

Hi Andy;

How do you relate to those people who seek deeper meaning? Do you stick to your research results and present "just the facts" or do you try to facilitate some kind of dialog, which might help the concerned parties gain some measure of solace. Having gone through something similar with both parents I know what it feels like to deal with people one loves, whom one once depended on completely for sustenance, who's capacity for interacting in even the most basic ways has been so severely degraded. I'm not sure what you can tell someone like that except maybe...."they know that you love and care about them; they appreciate and enjoy your visits; your presence is of great comfort to ____, I can assure you".

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iNYZgxNC Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	I work in the mental health field too ( community mental health nurse practitioner ) and have some clients who have behavioural problems related to dementia ( I have done research in this area also ). I also have found that the nature of this kind of work leads and lends itself to getting into conversations about beliefs and religion, as families and people who develop the condition ask " why??? " a lot more than other areas of mental health and nursing, even hospice, that I have worked in. Hi Andy; How do you relate to those people who seek deeper meaning? Do you stick to your research results and present "just the facts" or do you try to facilitate some kind of dialog, which might help the concerned parties gain some measure of solace. Having gone through something similar with both parents I know what it feels like to deal with people one loves, whom one once depended on completely for sustenance, who's capacity for interacting in even the most basic ways has been so severely degraded. I'm not sure what you can tell someone like that except maybe...."they know that you love and care about them; they appreciate and enjoy your visits; your presence is of great comfort to ____, I can assure you".
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