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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454597103321

Titolo

Psychosocial interventions in early dementia [[electronic resource] ] : evidence-based practice / / edited by Esme Moniz-Cook and Jill Manthorpe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadephia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

ISBN

1-282-05935-1

9786612059353

1-84642-865-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Moniz-CookEsme

ManthorpeJill <1955->

Disciplina

362.19683

616.89

Soggetti

Dementia - Patients - Care - Europe

Evidence-based medicine - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Early Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia:Evidence-Based Practice; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Personalising PsychosocialInterventions to Individual Needs and Context; PART I SUPPORT AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS; 2 What Do We Tell People with Dementia aboutTheir Diagnosis and How Do We Tell Them?; 3 Timely Psychosocial Interventions ina Memory Clinic; PART II COGNITIVE AND MEMORY SUPPORT; 4 Working with Memory Problems: CognitiveRehabilitation in Early Dementia

5 Cognitive Stimulation for People with MildCognitive Impairment and Early Dementia6 GRADIOR: A Personalised Computer-basedCognitive Training Programme forEarly Intervention in Dementia; 7 Memory Groups for People withEarly Dementia; 8 Health Technologies for People withEarly Dementia: The ENABLE Project; PART III PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONALAND SOCIAL SUPPORT; 9 Group Psychotherapy for People withEarly Dementia; 10 Art Therapy: Getting in Touch with Inner Selfand Outside World; 11 A Host of Golden



Memories: Individualand Couples Group Reminiscence

12 Developing Group Support for Men with MildCognitive Difficulties and Early Dementia13 Group Psycho-Educational Interventionfor Family Carers; PART IV DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASEDPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES; 14 The Meeting Centres Support Programme; 15 Personalised Disease Management forPeople with Dementia: The PrimaryCarer Support Programme; Chapter 16Carer Interventionsin the Voluntary Sector; List of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides examples of psychosocial interventions: taking into consideration the individual, social and environmental aspects of the person's life. It looks at ways of providing support at the time of diagnosis and goes on to explore a variety of interventions and services for the treatment of early dementia.