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Potential secondary benefits of cognitive stimulation therapy
 — adjustment to dementia diagnosis
Author(s)Will Pearson, Chris Wilson
Journal titleFaculty for the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) Newsletter, no 124, October 2013
PublisherBritish Psychological Society, October 2013
Pagespp 33-36
Sourcewww.bps.org.uk
KeywordsCognitive processes ; Psychiatric treatment ; Therapy ; Dementia ; Diagnosis ; Adjustment ; Evaluation.
AnnotationCognitive stimulation therapy (CST) groups have been run by the Brent Memory Service since 2011. This article considers the extent to which individual participants have progressed and adjusted following CST. It finds that the research demonstrates that CST improves quality of life, cognition and mood. Findings from CST groups point to CST having an impact on adjustment to a dementia. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-131018220 A
ClassmarkDA: LP: LO: EA: LK7: DR: 4C

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