Margaret Godel explains how the SPECAL approach uses detailed information about a person’s way of life before dementia to develop a mosaic of strategies and interventions to maintain their self-esteem and well-being in the present, all through every day. Author/s: Margaret Godel For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
Anneli Sarvimaki discusses the issues, in an article based on her presentation at the Alzheimer’s Disease International conference in Helsinki. Author/s: Anneli Sarvimaki For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Studies relating to the dangers of mobile phone use are discussed by Joanne Daniels. Author/s: Joanne Daniels For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Harry Cayton ponders the importance, and the difficulties, of discovering what people with dementia can tell us, in a paper given at Alzheimer’s Disease International conference. Author/s: Harry Cayton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In a new book Tom Kitwood has drawn together all the threads of his work in the field of dementia to date. Here he describes the process of its creation. Author/s: Tom Kitwood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Excitement was kept under firm control at the launch of the first UK drug for Alzheimer’s disease. For a lucky few it is certainly beneficial, but as potential demand is so huge, financial and ethical issues must be faced. Robert Short describes the effects and efficacy of donepezil (Aricept). Author/s: Robert Short For the full…...
Aricept may be good news in the long term, but for now it will increase demands on hard-pressed services, writes Harry Cayton. Author/s: Harry Cayton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
The use of drugs to improve cognitive ability raises important ethical questions. Anthea Tinker and colleagues outline the issues we should all urgently consider. Author/s: Anthea Tinker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
We all need to keep up to date with new developments in technology, argues Mary Marshall, in order to make sure advances are used to benefit people with dementia and their carers, and not to the detriment of good care. Author/s: Mary Marshall For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...
Electronic tagging devices are not a restraint but a means of alerting staff to a potential risk situation, writes Mark Wrigglesworth. Author/s: Mark Wrigglesworth For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....