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American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias®, Vol. 17, No. 4, 227-231 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/153331750201700407

Disrupted caring attachments: Implications for long-term care

Raymond B. Flannery, Jr., PhD

Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Caring attachments or social supports are the positive psychological and physical contacts and relationships between people. These attachments have been associated with improved health, well-being, and longevity. It is also true that disrupted caring attachments are associated with impaired health and wellbeing. This paper reviews the general medical and elder medical findings of disrupted caring attachments and negative health outcomes. The implications of these findings for dementia sufferers, caregivers, and long-term care staff are examined.

Key Words: attachments • caregivers • dementia • longterm care • morbidity • mortality


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