Early psychosocial interventions in dementia : evidence-based practice / edited by Esme Moniz-Cook and Jill Manthorpe.

Date:
2009
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Description

For the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia each year, treatment in the early stages can make a significant difference to their quality of life. 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. Bringing together the knowledge and experiences of professionals from both the UK and Europe, the contributors describe interventions for both psychological and practical problems with case examples such as memory support groups, art therapies and assistive technologies for use in the home. This accessible book will be essential reading for practitioners and carers working with those with early dementia and will be extremely useful in both professional development and for those new to dementia care.

Publication/Creation

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.

Physical description

240 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Contents

Introduction: Personalising psychosocial interventions in individual needs and context / Esme Moniz-Cook and Jill Manthorpe -- What do we tell people with dementia about their diagnosis and how do we tell them? / Hilary J. Husband -- Timely psychosocial interventions in a memory clinic / Esme Moniz-Cook [and others] -- Working with memory problems : cognitive rehabilitation in early dementia / Linda Clare -- Cognitive stimulation for people with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia / Inge Cantegreil-Kallen, Jocelyne de Rotrou and Anne-Sophie Rigaud -- GRADIOR : a personalised computer-based cognitive training programme for early intervention in dementia / Manuel Franco [and others] -- Memory groups for people with early dementia / Molly Burnham -- Health technologies for people with early dementia : the ENABLE project / Suzanne Cahill, Emer Begley and Inger Hagen -- Group psychotherapy for people with early dementia / Richard Cheston -- Art therapy : getting in touch with inner self and outside world / Steffi Urbas -- A host of golden memories : individual and couples group reminiscence / Irene Carr, Karen Jarvis and Esme Moniz-Cook -- Developing group support for men with mild cognitive difficulties and early dementia / Jill Manthorpe and Esme Moniz-Cook -- Group psycho-educational intervention for family carers / Rabih Chattat, Marie Gianelli and Giancarlo Savorani -- The meeting centres support programme / Rose-Marie Dröes [and others] -- Personalised disease management for people with dementia : the primary carer support programme / Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Maud Graff and Marcel Olde Rikkert -- Carer interventions in the voluntary sector / Georgina Charlesworth [and others].

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9781843106838
  • 1843106833