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Manual-based cognitive behavioral and cognitive rehabilitation therapy for young-onset dementia: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2015

Johanne Bjoernstad Tonga ,
Espen Ajo Arnevik ,
Katja Werheid  and
Ingun Dina Ulstein
Johanne Bjoernstad Tonga*
Affiliation:
Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway Norwegian Health Association, Oslo, Norway Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Espen Ajo Arnevik
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Katja Werheid
Affiliation:
Clinical Geriatric Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Department of Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology, Berlin Medical School Berlin, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Berlin, Germany
Ingun Dina Ulstein
Affiliation:
Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Norway Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Johanne Bjoernstad Tonga, Oslo University Hospital, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Postbox 4956, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway. Phone: +0047 23163000; Fax: +0047 23163002. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

There is a growing attention worldwide to young-onset dementia (YOD) and this group's special challenges and needs. The literature on psychosocial interventions for this population is scarce, and little is known about the specific challenges and benefits of working therapeutically with this group of patients. The aim of this study was to explore if a manual-based structured cognitive behavioral/cognitive rehabilitation program would be beneficial for these patients. One case, a 63-year-old woman with YOD, is presented to illustrate how this intervention can be applied to individual patients to manage depressive symptoms in YOD.

Keywords

Alzheimer’s diseasecognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)cognitive rehabilitationdementiadepressionyoung-onset dementia (YOD)
Type
Case Report
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , March 2016 , pp. 519 - 522
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2015 

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