Dementia : non-pharmacological therapies / Elisabetta Farina, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farina, Elisabetta, editor.

Series:

Neuroscience research progress series.

Neuroscience Research Progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia--Treatment.

Dementia.

Dementia--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2012.

Summary:

This book presents current research in the study of non-pharmacological treatment proposed in dementia care. Topics discussed include music therapy in dementia; predictors of effective support for carers of persons with dementia; computer-assisted spaced retrieval training of faces and names for persons with dementia; physical and mental exercises plus work therapy for Alzheimer's patients; recreational therapy interventions and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy.

Contents:

Music therapy in dementia / Alfredo Raglio

French clinical practice guidelines for non pharmacologic interventions in Alzheimer's disease and related conditions issues and perspectives / Jocelyne de Rotrou ... [et al.]

Recreational therapy interventions: a fresh approach to treating apathy and mixed behaviors in dementia / Linda L. Buettner and Suzanne Fitzsimmons

Life review with people with dementia in care homes: a preliminary randomized controlled trial / Sarah Morgan and Robert T. Woods

Translating research into practice: a pilot study examining the use of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) after a one-day training course / Aimee Spector, Martin Orrell, and Elisa Aguirre

User-participatory development of assistive technology for people with dementia: from needs to functional requirements. First results of the COGKNOW project / Franka Meiland ... [et al.]

Physical and mental exercise plus work therapy for Alzheimer's patients: a case-inspired treatment that slowed cognitive decline / Sharon Arkin

Effect of personalization of private spaces in special care units on institutionalized elderly with dementia of the Alzheimer type / Kevin Charras ... [et al.]

Focus and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for people with dementia in institutional care settings from the perspective of coping with the disease / R.M. Dröes ... [et al.]

Origins of Montessori programming for dementia / Cameron J. Camp

The efficacy of a visual barrier to reduce room intrusions in nocturnal wandering: pilot evidence from two special care unit residents / Luc Pieter De Vreese

Development of an evidence-based extended programme of maintenance cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for people with dementia / Elisa Aguirre ... [et al.]

Computer-assisted spaced retrieval training of faces and names for persons with dementia / Nidhi Mahendra

NPT-ES: a measure of the experience of people with dementia during non-pharmacological interventions / R. Muñiz ... [et al.]

Predictors of effective support for carers of persons with dementia / Franka J.M. Meiland, Cees Jonker, and Rose-Marie Dröes

The ABC group for caregivers of persons living with dementia: self-help based on the conversational and enabling approach / Pietro Vigorelli.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-772-3