Dementia and Memory: A Handbook for Students and Professionals

by Thompson,Simon B. N.

• ISBN13: 9780754646334
• ISBN10: 0754646335
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-10-17
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Neuropsychology Assessment & Consultancy, Portsmouth, UK. Provides information on different types of dementia and memory problems. Topics include defining dementia and memory, coping with memory problems, how to assess dementia, how to cope with dementia, identifying dementia in people with down's syndrome, and more. For students and professionals.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgements	xv
Introduction	xvii
PART I DEFINING DEMENTIA AND MEMORY
1. Introduction to Dementia	3	(16)
Background	3	(1)
Normal Ageing	3	(4)
Physical and Psychological Problems of Ageing	7	(1)
Normal Memory	8	(2)
Memory and Dementia	10	(4)
Anxiety and Dementia	14	(1)
Ageism	15	(2)
Further Reading	17	(2)
2. Definition of Dementia	19	(34)
Alzheimer's Disease	20	(10)
Vascular Dementia	30	(4)
Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy	34	(1)
Pick's Disease	34	(1)
Parkinson's Disease	35	(1)
Huntington's Disease	36	(2)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease	38	(2)
Multiple Sclerosis	40	(1)
Motor Neurone Disease	41	(1)
Dementia Pugilistica	42	(1)
Pseudodementia	43	(4)
Korsakoff s Psychosis	47	(2)
Habit-forming Drugs and Toxins	49	(1)
Differential Diagnosis	49	(2)
Further Reading	51	(2)
3. Memory Disorders	53	(4)
Intact Memory	53	(1)
Types of Memory Disorders	54	(1)
Memory Problems Associated with Dementia	55	(1)
Further Reading	56	(1)
4. Learning Disability and Dementia	57	(12)
Definition of 'Learning Disability'	57	(1)
Definition of Down's Syndrome	57	(1)
Link between Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease	58	(1)
Difficulties in Identifying Dementia	59	(2)
Social and Cultural Differences	61	(2)
Social Rejection	63	(1)
Further Reading	64	(5)
PART II COPING WITH MEMORY PROBLEMS
5. How to Treat Memory Problems	69	(10)
External Aids and Tips	70	(1)
Internal Strategies	71	(3)
Teaching Memory Strategies to Others	74	(2)
Further Reading	76	(3)
6. Advanced Memory Strategies	79	(4)
Key Points in Helping People to Learn Strategies	79	(2)
Remembering Complex Number Sequences	81	(1)
Further Reading	82	(1)
7. Case Studies on Memory	83	(8)
Memory Clinics	83	(8)
PART III COPING WITH DEMENTIA
8. How to Assess Dementia	91	(16)
Taking Histories	91	(1)
Assessing Functions in People with Dementia	91	(4)
Assessing Memory	95	(1)
Assessing Cognitive Abilities	96	(1)
Monitoring Behaviour	97	(3)
Methodological Considerations and Applicability of Tests	100	(1)
Some Conclusions about Assessment	101	(1)
Summary of Functions that should be Assessed	102	(2)
Further Reading	104	(3)
9. How to Cope with Dementia	107	(4)
Medical Treatment of Dementia	107	(2)
Offering Patients a Whole Package of Care	109	(1)
Reality Orientation	109	(1)
Further Reading	110	(1)
10. How to Manage Dementia	111	(6)
Psychological and Social Management of Dementia	111	(1)
Using Progressive Muscle Relaxation	112	(3)
Further Reading	115	(2)
11. Case Studies on Dementia	117	(10)
Clinical Trials	117	(1)
Working Memory in Alzheimer's Disease	118	(3)
Biochemical and Anatomical Studies of Dementia	121	(1)
Psychological Stress in Caregivers	122	(1)
Early Onset Dementia Clinics	122	(4)
Further Reading	126	(1)
12. Case Studies on Dementia and Learning Disability	127	(34)
People with Learning Disabilities and Dementia	127	(1)
Identifying Dementia in People with Down's Syndrome	128	(10)
Cognitive Decline with Age in Down's Syndrome	138	(3)
Central Executive System, Dementia and Learning Disability	141	(2)
Dementia and the Central Executive System	143	(12)
Discussion	155	(5)
Conclusions about Studies on Learning Disabilities and Dementia	160	(1)
Further Reading	160	(1)
13. Future Directions for People with Dementia	161	(10)
Screening Older People for Dementia	161	(4)
Genetic Link with Dementia	165	(1)
Medical Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease	166	(1)
Redefining Dementia	167	(2)
Further Reading	169	(2)
Test Your Long-term Memory	171	(1)
Section 1: Choice of Statements	171	(7)
Section 2: Supplementary Questions	178	(2)
Section 3: Answers	180	(3)
Glossary of Terms	183	(8)
Useful Journals and Magazines	191	(2)
Bibliography	193	(38)
Index	231