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Simulated presence therapy (SPT) is an emotion-oriented non-pharmacological intervention for people with dementia developed by P. Woods and J. Ashley in 1995. SPT was created as part of a study conducted in a nursing home where 17 individuals with the disease listened to a recording of a caregiver over a stereo. [1]
An estimated 60% to 70% of people with cognitive impairment or dementia have sleep disturbances, according to a scientific article published in the journal Seminars Neurology.
The following diagnostic systems and rating scales are used in psychiatry and clinical psychology.This list is by no means exhaustive or complete. For instance, in the category of depression, there are over two dozen depression rating scales that have been developed in the past eighty years.
Kevin Joseph Michael Gournay is a registered psychologist, chartered scientist and a registered nurse by background. He is an emeritus professor at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience; King's College London.
Geriatric Nursing is a peer-reviewed healthcare journal covering the specialty of geriatric nursing published by Elsevier. It is the official journal of the Assisted Living Nurses Association , the National Gerontological Nursing Association , and the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association .
The journal was established in 1900 as the official journal of the Associated Alumnae of Trained Nurses of the United States which later became the American Nurses Association. [3] Isabel Hampton Robb, Lavinia Dock, Mary E. P. Davis and Sophia Palmer are credited with founding the journal, [4] the latter serving as the first editor. [5]
Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of dementia studies. Its editors-in-chief are Dr. Pamela Roach (University of Calgary) [1] and Dr. Caroline Swarbrick (University of Lancaster) [2] .
Psychological therapies for dementia are starting to gain some momentum. [ when? ] Improved clinical assessment in early stages of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia , increased cognitive stimulation of the elderly, and the prescription of drugs to slow cognitive decline have resulted in increased detection in the early stages.