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Alzheimer's Disease: diagnosis and new treatments
- Author:
- THOMPSON June
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 72(2), February 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
The chance of contracting dementia roughly doubles every five years beyond the age of 65. Yet despite its high prevalence, a cure for the most common form of dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, remains elusive. Considers the characteristics of Alzheimer's Disease and the new drug treatments which offer some hope to sufferers.
Developing an evidence based therapy programme
- Authors:
- SPECTOR Aimee, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(5), September 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reports on the development and initial evaluation of an evidence-based therapeutic programme for people with dementia.
Elderly people with alcohol-related problems: where do they go?
- Author:
- MULINGA John Dickson
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(7), July 1999, pp.564-566.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical presentation and rehabilitation of elderly people with alcohol-related disorders by studying the case notes of all patients with final diagnoses of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse admitted to a hospital.
Art therapy: a channel to express sadness and loss
- Author:
- WALLER Diane
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(3), May 1999, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes a multidisciplinary pilot project to evaluate the effects of art therapy on a group of elderly patients with dementia.
Circles of the mind
- Author:
- JERROME Dorothy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(3), May 1999, pp.20-24.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Looks at circle dancing for people with dementia and explains how it can provide a way of communicating and also improve balance, motor and social skills.
Person-centred approaches to dementia care
- Author:
- MORTON Ian
- Publisher:
- Winslow Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 192p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bicester
Account of the growth of the main strands of the person centred approach which has come to characterise the new culture of dementia care. Traces the origins of the person centred tradition and describes and critically evaluates the theory and practice of Validation Therapy and Resolution Therapy, as well as the work of Tom Kitwood, each of which represent an attempt to move beyond a preoccupation with the symptoms of dementia by reaching into the subjective reality of the person who remains behind the disease.
Enhancing the quality of life in advanced dementia
- Editors:
- VOLICER Ladislav, BLOOM-CHARETTE Lisa
- Publisher:
- Brunner/Mazel
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 228p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, PA
Quality of life issues are particularly important for those who have the least control over their environment. Since quality of life consists of both affective and cognitive components, individuals with significant cognitive deficits, such as dementia patients, in turn experience decreased levels of well-being. These individuals are unable to verbalize their psychological discomfort, their frustrations are often displayed as agitation and other problem behaviors.
The outcomes of an inpatient treatment program for geriatric patients with dementia and dysfunctional behaviors
- Authors:
- HOLM Alvin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 39(6), December 1999, pp.668-676.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Evaluates the outcomes of an inpatient programme in the USA, designed to reduce severe agitated behavior in geriatric patients with dementia who could not be successfully treated on an outpatient basis. An individualized treatment plan was created for each patient that involved pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions with behavioural, environmental, and psychological components. Significant improvements on these assessments were observed. Concludes that the longitudinal, multidisciplinary approach used in this study was effective in significantly reducing intrusive and dangerous behaviours while preserving or enhancing patients' cognitive and functional abilities.
Memory rehabilitation in early dementia
- Author:
- CLARE Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(6), November 1999, pp.33-38.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Reviews research on interventions designed to help with memory functioning in early dementia, outlining the conceptual basis and theoretical rationale for such interventions, and giving an overview of therapeutic approaches and evidence for their effectiveness. The author stresses that any approach must be applied in a way that takes account of the whole person and their emotional well-being.
Shared experience
- Author:
- COLLINS Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(3), November 1999, pp.96-99.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This article describes what can be gained from sharing and remembering for people with dementia, and describes a therapeutic groupwork intervention currently in practice.