NPR: Doll Therapy https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=495661351 Doll Therapy en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:58:35 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Doll Therapy https://www.npr.org/tags/495661351/doll-therapy Doll Therapy May Help Calm People With Dementia, But It Has Critics Hugging a doll can soothe an upset toddler, and some say it can do the same for people with dementia. But critics say this form of therapy infantilizes adults. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 05:11:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/10/03/495655678/doll-therapy-may-help-calm-people-with-dementia-but-it-has-critics https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/10/03/495655678/doll-therapy-may-help-calm-people-with-dementia-but-it-has-critics

Hugging a doll can soothe an upset toddler, and some say it can do the same for people with dementia. But critics say this form of therapy infantilizes adults.

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