Guided Letter Writing: A Long Brief Therapy Method Whereby Clients Carry Out Their Own Treatment

Peder Terpager Rasmussen; Karl Tomm

doi:10.1521/jsst.1992.11.4.1

Guided Letter Writing: A Long Brief Therapy Method Whereby Clients Carry Out Their Own Treatment

Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapies ◽

10.1521/jsst.1992.11.4.1 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Peder Terpager Rasmussen ◽

Karl Tomm

Keyword(s):

Brief Therapy ◽

Letter Writing

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A Longitudinal Posthumous Study of Letter Writing in a Late Elderly Case

Perspectives on Gerontology ◽

10.1044/gero20.1.22 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 22-33

Author(s):

Angel Ball ◽

Jean Neils-Strunjas ◽

Kate Krival

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Elderly Woman ◽

Semantic Content ◽

Cognitive Status ◽

Letter Writing ◽

Linguistic Performance ◽

Errors Analysis ◽

Normal Status

This study is a posthumous longitudinal study of consecutive letters written by an elderly woman from age 89 to 93. Findings reveal a consistent linguistic performance during the first 3 years, supporting “normal” status for late elderly writing. She produced clearly written cursive form, intact semantic content, and minimal spelling and stroke errors. A decline in writing was observed in the last 6–9 months of the study and an analysis revealed production of clausal fragmentation, decreasing semantic clarity, and a higher frequency of spelling, semantic, and stroke errors. Analysis of writing samples can be a valuable tool in documenting a change in cognitive status differentiated from normal late aging.

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