Electroconvusive therapy in dementia.

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Schema Therapy with Emotion Efficacy Therapy (EET) on Compassion Satisfaction and Sense of Competence in Caregiving Patients with Dementia

Introduction: Caring for the patient is not always associated with negative symptoms, but the positive experiences and feelings of the caregivers due to the ability to help others can encourage them to continue care despite its negative consequences. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness and schema therapy with emotion efficacy therapy on compassion sati...

Health Technology Assessment of Occupational therapy in Elderly with Dementia from Ethical and Legal Aspects

Dementia is a major health problem due to the high costs of treatment, high prevalence in the elderly, severe consequences, and the imposition of physical and psychological stresses on families of the patients. Occupational therapy is one of the most important approaches among many technologies employed for helping the patient and reducing the burden of healthcare for patients. This applied stu...

Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Lawton Instru-mental Activities of Daily Living Scale in Patients with Dementia

O 18: Autoimmune Dementia

Dementia is defined as significant acquired cognitive impairment in one or more cognitive domains that represents a significant decline from previous baseline and interferes with independence in daily activities. Autoimmune dementia is a term that has been used to describe a steroid-responsive autoimmune disorder characterized by a rapidly progressive dementia with a fluctuating course. Even co...

مقایسه درمان تحریک شناختی و روش مونتسوری مبتنی بر دمانس، بر کارکردهای شناختی مبتلایان به بیماری آلزایمر

Background & Aims: Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, it is a chronic and progressive degenerative disorder and affects cognitive functions. The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of cognitive stimulation therapy and Montessori-based dementia programming on cognitive function on people with Alzheimer's disease. Materials & Methods: The research met...