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- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- ‘Clinical Topics In … ’
- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Editors’ Note
- Abbreviations
- Introductory Comments
- Section 1 Epidemiology and Types of Disorders
- Section 2 Assessment and Investigations
- Section 3 Approaches to Management
- Chapter 14 Supporting Self-Management in Early Dementia
- Chapter 15 What Can Person-Centred Care in Dementia Learn from the Recovery Movement?
- Chapter 16 Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia
- Chapter 17 Palliative Care in Dementia
- Chapter 18 Review of Treatment for Late-Life Depression
- Chapter 19 Reducing the Healthcare Burden of Delirium
- Chapter 20 Controlling the Confusion
- Section 4 Law, Ethics, and Philosophy
- Index
- References
Chapter 16 - Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia
from Section 3 - Approaches to Management
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2020
- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- ‘Clinical Topics In … ’
- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Editors’ Note
- Abbreviations
- Introductory Comments
- Section 1 Epidemiology and Types of Disorders
- Section 2 Assessment and Investigations
- Section 3 Approaches to Management
- Chapter 14 Supporting Self-Management in Early Dementia
- Chapter 15 What Can Person-Centred Care in Dementia Learn from the Recovery Movement?
- Chapter 16 Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia
- Chapter 17 Palliative Care in Dementia
- Chapter 18 Review of Treatment for Late-Life Depression
- Chapter 19 Reducing the Healthcare Burden of Delirium
- Chapter 20 Controlling the Confusion
- Section 4 Law, Ethics, and Philosophy
- Index
- References
Summary
This article is an update on the overview in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment by Patel and colleagues which summarized the evidence base for psychosocial interventions in dementia. Since then there has been a large number of further studies examining the effectiveness of a wide range of non-pharmacological interventions. There has been great interest in exploring novel methods of enhancing the quality of life of people with dementia in recent years, particularly given the increased awareness of the significant harm being caused by the use of antipsychotics to manage the so-called behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).
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- Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 213 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020