Il Faut Cultiver Son Jardin
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Claims that activity-based, person-centered care outperforms drugs, supported by a randomized hospital study that builds two purpose-built therapeutic gardens with €250,000 funding and measures outcomes. The intervention pairs cognitive group therapy and occupational tasks—plant care, memory-linked activities—and reports reduced anxiety depression agitation and medication use among garden participants. Cited prevention data show 15% lower dementia risk per standard-deviation increase in optimism, framing purpose and structure as measurable treatment components.
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