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Original Source: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy of Early Dementia
A randomized, controlled, parallel-group trial to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with early dementia.
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Dementia describes a range of symptoms of cognitive decline. For example memory loss, problems with reasoning and communication skills, and a reduction in a person's abilities and skills in carr...
Vascular Dementia accounts for 25% of all dementias (the second most commen cause after Alzheimers. It is the cumulative effects of many small strokes - patients often have evidence of vascular path...
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Music Therapy Brings Dementia Patients 'Back to Life'
Music therapy programs, such as the Music and Memory program referenced in the hugely popular "Henry" video on YouTube, are being credited with improving symptoms in patients with dementia. Medscape...
Attitude towards age increases risk of dementia diagnosis
Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their performance on a standard dem...
Dementia Friends information sessions launched
People in England are now able to sign up to sessions to become a Dementia Friend. More than 12,000 people have already registered their interest in becoming Dementia Friends and they can now att...
Attitude towards age increases risk of dementia diagnosis, study suggests
Our attitude towards our age has a massive impact on the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia, new research suggests. New research shows that when seniors see themselves as 'older' their perfor...
'Dementia Village' at Healthcare Innovation Expo
A major dementia event is being hosted by the Department of Health in London on March 13 and 14. It will take place at the Healthcare Innovation Expo at ExCeL where a dedicated area of the exhibi...
Potential cause of HIV-associated dementia revealed
Researchers appear to have solved the mystery of why some patients infected with HIV, who are using antiretroviral therapy and show no signs of AIDS, develop serious depression as well as profound pro...
University of Hertfordshire to lead two new Govt-funded projects into dementia research
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are leading two of the twenty-one new Government-funded projects into dementia research - to boost dementia diagnosis rates and trial ground-breaking tre...
Beta-blockers May Lower Dementia Risk
Taking beta-blocker drugs may cut the risk of dementia, a trial in 774 men suggests. The medication is used to treat high blood pressure, a known risk factor for dementia. In the study, which was pr...
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Animal-Assisted Therapy for Clients with Dementia.
The purpose of this article is to increase nurses' awareness of animal-assisted therapy as a treatment option for older adults with dementia. We describe the differences between animal visitation prog...
Neuropsychological Therapy in Dementia Patients: What is Reasonable?
The aging of the population leads to increasing incidence rates of dementia. Besides pharmacotherapy, non-pharmacological interventions are becoming more and more recognised. Although the data can be...
Diabetes mellitus is a known risk factor for cognitive dysfunction and dementia. Chronic hyperglycemia, genetic predisposition, arterial hypertension, hyperlipoproteinemia, micro- and macrovascular di...
Dementia: Pain relief-a first-line response to agitation in dementia?
There is a clear need for brief, but sensitive and specific, cognitive screening instruments for dementia. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of the Japanese version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examin...
