Mary Jordan

Coping with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

A Guide to Managing Memory Loss, Effective Brain Training and Reducing the Risk of Dementia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Practical self-help strategies for older individuals and their families to help slow the onset of Mild Cognitive Impairment. Includes activities, health and lifestyle changes, memory aids, therapies and technological aids. Also suitable for those with early stage dementia wishing to prevent the condition worsening.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 135mm x 215mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 238g
• ISBN-13: 9781787750906
• ISBN-10: 1787750906
• Artikelnr.: 58035940

Autorenporträt

Mary Jordan is co-founder of AdaptDementia Ltd. She has a wealth of professional and personal experience, having previously worked for Alzheimer's Society, the NHS, and caring for aging relatives. She also spent 2 years running a diagnostic memory clinic with a consultant psychiatrist. Mary lives in Hampshire, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Chapter 2 Practical Matters
Chapter 3 Physical Health
Chapter 4 Lifestyle - Activities of Daily Living
Chapter 5 Factors Which May Benefit Cognition
Chapter 6 Memory Aids
Chapter 7 Thinking About the Future
Chapter 8 Can Dementia be Prevented After a 'Diagnosis' of MCI?
Chapter 9 If the Worst Should Happen - Planning in the Event of a Dementia
Diagnosis
Chapter 10 Sources of Help, Advice and Support