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Memory Interventions for Persons with Dementia
Author(s) -
Camp Cameron J.,
Foss Jean W.,
O'Hanlon Ann M.,
Stevens Alan B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199606)10:3<193::aid-acp374>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychology , dementia , intervention (counseling) , listing (finance) , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , medicine , disease , finance , pathology , economics
It is possible to design effective, pragmatically useful memory interventions for persons with Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT). A review of successful memory interventions for such populations is presented. A particularly effective intervention technique, spaced‐retrieval, is described and the theoretical basis for its effectiveness is discussed. A detailed account is presented of a spaced‐retrieval intervention in which persons with DAT are trained to learn and utilize a strategy, i.e., remembering to use a calendar listing daily activities. Directions for future research in this area are offered.