Developing A Plan For The Treatment Of Dementia
Have you ever thought about
how many stigmas there still are around mental health issues? When people
admit to feeling down or depressed or that they are having memory issues
most people quickly change the subject or dismiss the symptoms. Most people
do not want to talk about feelings or emotional well being. When ask someone
how they are we want a report on how they are feeling physically not
emotionally. I have worked in the mental health field for years and because
of this I listen to people about how they are doing emotionally, as a result
I often hear a great deal about people’s emotional health, at times this can
be a burden but I like the fact that people feel comfortable talking with
me.
Most people experience a decline in their mental capacity as they age. The
fear this causes often means that elderly people will not admit when they
start having the early signs of dementia. They fear that their independence
and living arrangement will be taken away from them. This is sad because
there are some concrete exercises that can be done for the treatment of
dementia. Many of the exercises for the treatment of dementia involve suing
concrete as well as complicated thought processes. This can be done by
playing games that involve counting such as cribbage or other card games.
Many times elderly people will stop playing games that they have enjoyed in
the past, most times this is an effort to hide their mental decline. By
continuing to play these games with them it forces the brain to continue in
problem solving tasks. If the persons memory continues to fade there are
other techniques that professionals and family members can do to help with
the treatment of dementia. You can help the person create a memory book.
This is a scrap book that contains photographs of family members as well as
photos of the homes where the individual lived. You can also include
photographs from trips that the person took during their life. These things
help jog the person’s memory and act as a building block to conversations.
Many times people that are experience dementia experience a tremendous
amount of loneliness because others get frustrated trying to carrying on a
conversation with them. The more time spent alone the further into their
dementia they will slip.
Keeping the mind active is the best way to slow the process of dementia.
Things that happened in childhood are easier to recall than events that
occurred the day before because past events are stored in long term memory
where as recent events are stored in short term memory, which tends to be
effect first in dementia. Having the elderly read daily newspapers can help
aid in keeping the memory active because they can read and re-read articles
to help remember them. The visual act of reading helps the person retain the
information longer rather than just hearing it. The main process in the
treatment of dementia is keeping the person as active as possible.
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