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Intervention for several behavioural disorders in Alzheimer's‐type dementia
Author(s) -
OGAWA Noriyuki,
HOSOMI Jun,
KOURA Seigo,
OSHIKAWA Takeshi,
TATEISHI Nobuyasu,
TANAKA Mutuhide,
KAMIJYO Kenzi,
TANIGAWA Yoshihiro
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
psychogeriatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.647
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1479-8301
pISSN - 1346-3500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2012.00420.x
Subject(s) - dementia , rehabilitation , intervention (counseling) , degeneration (medical) , neuroscience , psychology , association (psychology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , medicine , disease , psychotherapist , pathology
In Alzheimer's‐type dementia, significant nerve cell degeneration is seen in the medial temporal lobe, including the hippocampal region, and in the temporoparietal association area. As symptoms progress, impairments in various behaviours begin to occur in daily life. In particular, higher brain dysfunction, including parietal association area dysfunction, are major impediments to providing care or rehabilitation. Herein, we explain behavioural disorders stemming from higher brain dysfunction and discuss the methodology in providing specific care and appropriate rehabilitation. To provide appropriate rehabilitation, it is important to properly assess the causes of behavioural disorder by organizing the characteristics of symptoms, the person and the environment.