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Dementia is a loss of mental function due to cognitive decline, and in which interruptions exist in interpersonal or intrapersonal processes that would normally function properly. Widespread loss of memory, reasoning and judgement and their accompanying effects upon personality and social skills are characteristic signs.

Dementia is sometimes devided into Presenile and senile dementia

The condition may be brought about by a number of organic brain syndromes which include:

• AIDS dementia complex
• Alzheimer's disease
• Creutzfeldt Jacob syndrome
• Dementia with Lewy bodies
• Parkinson's disease
• Pick's disease

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Contents 1 See also 2 References & Bibliography 3 Key texts 3.1 Books 3.2 Papers 4 Additional material 4.1 Books 4.2 Papers 5 External links

See alsoEdit

• Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
• Mild cognitive impairment aka incipient dementia
• Korsakoff's syndrome
• Pseudodementia
• Sundowning (dementia)
• Vascular dementia
• Wandering in dementia

References & BibliographyEdit

Key textsEdit

BooksEdit

• Brooker, D. (2007). Person centred dementia care:Making services better. London:Jessica Kingsley.
• National Centre for Mental Health (2007). A NICE-SCIE Guideline on supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care. London:The British Psychological SOciety & Gaskell.

PapersEdit

• Department of Health (2008). Transforming the quality of dementia care:Consultation on a national dementia strategy.

Additional materialEdit

BooksEdit

PapersEdit

• Google Scholar

External linksEdit

Audit of dementia care by UK Royal College of Psychiatrists