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Clinical use of preserved learning capacity in dementia
Author(s)Michael Bird
Journal titleAustralasian Journal on Ageing, vol 17, no 4, November 1998
Pagespp 161-166
KeywordsDementia ; Learning capacity ; Australia.
AnnotationMany health professionals continue to believe that people with dementia are incapable of new learning. There are conceptual and observational grounds for arguing that this belief is false, a view supported by experimental evidence summarised in this paper. Clinical cases are also presented showing that impaired but still extant learning can be used to ameliorate some behavioural problems. Patients were taught, using spaced retrieval and the method of fading cues, to associate a cue with more adaptive behaviour. Uses and limitations of this clinical technique are discussed. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-990111401 A
ClassmarkEA: DE: 7YA

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