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activities, and the finding was tested cross-culturally in Korea, Japan and India.
5130.8 Psychoeducational approaches to managing behavioural symptoms of dementia, Tanya
Davison, Marita McCabe, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Australia
Behavioural symptoms of dementia, such as wandering, aggression, and restlessness, are
commonly manifested by residents of long-term residential facilities, and are associated with a
range of negative outcomes. This paper reviews the literature on the efficacy of psychoeducation
programs to improve the skills of residential care staff in managing these symptoms. The benefits
and limitations of this approach are illustrated through presentation of case studies from clinical
practice, with a focus on organisational and motivational factors. Preliminary data from a
psychoeducation program delivered by an Aged Persons Mental Health Team are presented.
Recommendations are made for future research and practice.
5130.9 Changes in self-esteem and self-acceptance among heroin addicts undergoing
non-institutional rehabilitation program in Malaysia, Nazar Mohamed Mahmood, Universiti
Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
Drug addiction is a social and security problem in Malaysia. Since 1988, more than 400,000 has
been identified, most of them depends on the government rehabilitation program. Institutional
rehabilitation is limited, therefore most drug addicts are placed in non-institutional programs. This
study looks at the efficacy of this program, with focus on self-esteem and self-acceptance as the
main psychological changes that indicate their progress. Results showed that both measures
increased within 12 months but with several reservations due to the management and clinical
limitations. Discussions focused on if these measures can indicate progress in drug rehabilitation.
5131 ORAL
Clinical/counseling psychology
Chair: Ya Hsing Yeh, Taiwan, China
5131.1 A follow up study of mental health of SARS patients in recovering, Wenbin Gao,
Zhiyan Chen, Junyan Zhang, Zhanbiao Shi, Jianxin Zhang, The Key Laboratory of Mental
Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
This study is aimed at assessing psychologically the recovering process of SARS patients after
their leaving hospitals. A total number of 141 recovering SARS patients were asked to take part in
a counseling program and to finish the questionnaires in July 2003. It was found that the female
tend to recall the terrified SARS experience more frequently than the male. The unmarried tend to
have more psychological problems than the married. And the patients, who knew the channels
leading to their infection of SARS, have more psychological problems than those who did not
know. The implication of the findings was discussed.
5131.2 The reseach on the difference of the self-schema between anxiety and depression, Rong
Hua 1 , Wengen Deng 2 , 1 Jiangxi Normal University, China, 2 Jiangxi Medical College, China
This research explored whether three were passive distinguished self-schema between anxious
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