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2. Psychological therapies for dementia - Wikipedia

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   Psychological therapies which are considered as potential treatments for dementia include music therapy, [5] reminiscence therapy, [6] cognitive reframing for caretakers, [7] validation therapy, [8] and mental exercise. [9] Interventions may be used in conjunction with pharmaceutical treatment and can be classified within behavior, emotion ...

3. Depression of Alzheimer disease - Wikipedia

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   Depression of Alzheimer disease. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease, occurring at all stages of the disease, but it often appears in a different form than other depressive disorders. In 2000, a workgroup of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health created a set of provisional diagnostic criteria ...

4. Mini–mental state examination - Wikipedia

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   The mini–mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a 30-point questionnaire that is used extensively in clinical and research settings to measure cognitive impairment. [1][2] It is commonly used in medicine and allied health to screen for dementia. It is also used to estimate the severity and progression of cognitive impairment and ...

5. Mental status examination - Wikipedia

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   The mental status examination (MSE) is an important part of the clinical assessment process in neurological and psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's psychological functioning at a given point in time, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition, insight, and ...

6. Reminiscence therapy - Wikipedia

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   Reminiscence therapy is defined by the American Psychological Association (APA) as "the use of life histories – written, oral, or both – to improve psychological well-being. The therapy is often used with older people." [4] This form of therapeutic intervention respects the life and experiences of the individual with the aim to help the ...

7. Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale - Wikipedia

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   The Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is a ten-item [1] diagnostic questionnaire which mental health professionals use to measure the severity of depressive episodes in patients with mood disorders. It was designed in 1979 by British and Swedish researchers (Stuart Montgomery and Marie Åsberg) as an adjunct to the Hamilton ...