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Sundowning: is it a syndrome
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 8(6), November 2000, pp.33-36.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
'Sundowning' or Sundown Syndrome' a -commonly observed tendency for people with dementia to become more confused and agitated around late afternoon to nightfall - has been widely discussed, but with little consensus as to whether it really is a syndrome. Reviews the literature.
Just what is person-centred dementia care?
- Author:
- MORTON Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 8(3), May 2000, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Discusses the contribution of Rogerian person centred-counselling to "person-centred" care in people with dementia.
Last orders
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.5.00, 2000, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Older people who misuse alcohol put themselves at risk and place their care workers in a quandary. They ask whether they should limit access to alcohol or purely seek to address the underlying causes.
Practice guide for pain management for people with dementia in institutional care
- Author:
- MCLEAN W.
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Based on research done by the author it highlights the low detection of pain in care settings. A suggested approach to recognising and managing the pain in residents is presented. The guide provides putting ideas into action -- ethical issues, practical applications.
A memory like clockwork: accounts of living through dementia
- Author:
- GILLIES B.A.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(4), November 2000, pp.366-374.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The opportunities open to individuals with dementia to describe their experience and there by influence their treatment and care have hitherto been limited by a perception of assumed inability and incompetence, rendering such contributions as invalid or at best unreliable. Recently, more attention has been focused on the value of finding an appropriate means of harnessing such experiences and examining what can be learned from listening to subjective accounts. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of the experiences of 20 individuals diagnosed with dementia. In the absence of a shared diagnosis, however, these individuals contextualised their experiences in the normality of old age. Their accounts offer insight into the impact and frustrations of living with a failing memory and the challenges of the aging process, the meaning they attached to what was happening to them, and how they attempted to cope with the assaults on their self-esteem brought about by a growing sense of failure, incompetence and letting down those closest to them.
A preliminary study of dream-telling among mentally healthy elderly: no adverse effects on life or sleep quality
- Authors:
- FUNKHOUSER Arthur T., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(10), October 2000, pp.917-930.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
While there have been several studies about dreams and dreaming among the elderly, there does not seem to have been any study of the effects of regular dream-telling (without interpretation). Listening to dreams could become a regular part of caring for the elderly and infirm. The effects of regular dream-telling in mentally healthy elderly clinical research volunteers were measured on several variables using standardized testing and self-report: life satisfaction, intrapsychic boundaries, sleep quality, sleep duration, dream recall, dream tone, and dream epoch, and were compared with two control groups. The six variables showed no significant differences among the three groups, indicating that dream-telling produced no adverse effects. The present findings seem to imply that dream-telling is not dangerous for mentally healthy individuals and may thus serve as a baseline for future studies involving geriatric patients with mental disorders or elderly undergoing significant life-events, e.g., bereavement or retirement, using the method of regular dream-telling.
The relevance of guidelines for treatment mania in old age
- Author:
- SNOWDON John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(9), September 2000, pp.779-783.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews three sets of guidelines for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder, in order to assess their adequacy in relation to treatment of older persons with mania. One of the three referred to differences encountered when treating elderly people, but none gave adequate attention to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and whether it is appropriate to prescribe lithium as a first-line mood stabiliser for older persons. Concludes that the guidelines do not give clear guidance on initial management of acutely manic patients who refuse medication. Nor do they give consideration to secondary mania. Recommended that evidence be gathered in order to develop guidelines specifically for management of mental disorders presenting in old age.
A comparison of self-reported function assessed before and after depression treatment among depressed geriatric inpatients
- Authors:
- CASTEN Robin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(9), September 2000, pp.813-818.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The purpose of this study was to determine whether self-perceptions of function among depressed, geriatric psychiatry inpatients improved as their depression resolved. Self-perceptions of function improved over time, while caregivers' perceptions remained stable, suggesting that patients' perceptions of function is in part influenced by their depression. Further, correlations between patient and caregiver perceptions of function were higher at 3 months post discharge (when patients were not depressed) than they were at admission. The implication is that self-perceptions of function are more accurate when not depressed.
Therapy with aging families: rationale, opportunities and challenges
- Author:
- QUALLS S.H.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(3), August 2000, pp.191-199.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Whether independent or dependent, older adults experience families as integral to their daily life and well-being. The application of family therapy techniques and theories to aging families has been slow to emerge, however. This article aims to document the solid rationale for family therapy in later life, using one common later life process, cognitive deterioration, to illustrate the conditions under which family therapy would be the treatment of choice, and to suggest future directions and serious challenges to research on family therapy outcomes.
Collage and memory
- Author:
- DANIEL Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 73(5), May 2000, pp.593-594.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
Discusses a project which aims to develop the use of collage as an effective therapy when working with older people suffering from dementia.