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Some people with dementia find they have a boost in creativity, especially within visual arts. Offering visual art as a tool for communication and self-expression can enable such individuals to find a new strength and self-confidence. [7] [8] As with music, the Alzheimer's Association notes specific guidelines for art therapy: [6]
Dementia, however, can present early in its disease course with depressive symptoms, meaning that this association could actually be reflecting that dementia causes late life depression. [23] Studies that have directly tried to determine whether depression is an independent risk factor for dementia have led to inconclusive results.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. Long-term brain disorders causing impaired memory, thinking and behavior This article is about the cognitive disorder. For other uses, see Dementia (disambiguation). "Senile" and "Demented" redirect here. For other uses, see Senile (disambiguation) and Demented (disambiguation). Medical ...
A recently conducted study in Australia [8] found that the GPCOG in comparison to the MMSE and Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) [9] was best to rule out dementia in a multicultural cohort of 151 community-dwelling persons. [8] Its sensitivity was higher (98.1) as compared to MMSE and RUDAS (84.3 and 87.7, respectively).
The authors also found a substantial link between baseline BCS and depression risk among those younger than 50 — which they considered surprising since they expected only older adults may have ...
The scale was used as an outcome measure of the first randomised controlled trial of an intervention to alleviate feeding difficulty [7] and has been used as an outcome measure in a national study of feeding difficulty in older people with dementia in Canada; [8] In this study it was shown that a 1-unit change in the EdFED score is equivalent ...
Histopathologic images of Alzheimer's disease, in the CA3 area of the hippocampus, showing an amyloid plaque (top right), neurofibrillary tangles (bottom left), and granulovacuolar degeneration bodies (bottom center) Alzheimer's disease is characterised by loss of neurons and synapses in the cerebral cortex and certain subcortical regions.
The majority of research on reminiscence therapy has been done with the elderly community, especially those suffering from depression, although a few studies have looked at other elderly samples. [5] Research and implementation has been tried in several areas with diverse cultures [6] such as Japan, [6] United Kingdom, [7] USA. [8]