10.3 Dementia Treatment

Question 1

what are the two approaches of dementia treatment?

Answer 1

1. pharmacologic

2. behavioral

Question 2

pharmacologic tx usually involves

Answer 2

colinesterase inhibitors
target glutamate (only affective for a few years)
antipsychotics, sedatives, antidepressants

Question 3

what does ASHA say about dementia?

Answer 3

increased involvement in eval/tx of people with dementia to facilitate or maintain functional communication and improve QoL

Question 4

what are internal memory tx internal strategies?

Answer 4

things we can think about, internal to patient

Question 5

internal strategy techniques

Answer 5

1. WOPR - write, organize, picture, repeat
2. spaced retrieval - recall information over periods of time, progressively increasing
   relies on preservation of reading, procedural memory

Question 6

memory treatment with external strategies are used to

Answer 6

compensate

Question 7

external strategy techniques

Answer 7

environmental cues (sticky notes on the fridge)
memory wallet

Question 8

what are some environmental strategies?

Answer 8

using more supportive environment
special care unit: reduced environmental complexity, cues to orientation
age, gender, culturally appropriate items/objects
social groups
music, dolls, pet therapy, rec therap