Reminiscent Therapy

Reminiscence therapy (RT) is a type of psychotherapy that involves recalling past events. By returning to these past incidents, people feel pleasure. Often employed with older people, this type of life review therapy improves a person’s sense of well-being.
Dr. Robert Butler, a psychiatrist who worked in the area of geriatric medicine in the 1960s, is credited with first exploring the therapeutic value of reminiscence. Because RT is a non-pharmacological form of intervention, it can be widely used.
Research shows that this therapy improves self-esteem and comforts older patients.1 Older people become eager to communicate with others when reminded of bygone days. They gain a sense of fulfillment in sharing past episodes of their lives.
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