Reminiscence

Reminiscence is defined as the enjoyable recollection of past events.

Reminiscence can be a very effective therapy for patients with Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of Dementia. It not only allows easier connection with the person who has dementia, it can also help manage some of the more distressing symptoms of the illness by taking the user back to an experience that they understand and so helping them to feel in control.

"We all possess memories, we all have our own unique life history. Recalling the past is a means of owning it and hence preserving ourselves. It is a here and now process which holds the teller and the told in relationship with each other." Faith Gibson (1998)