Dementia Deficiency of Mental Ability Term Paper

(Transforming Care for People with Dementia across the Continuum)

Dementia can be cured with a mixture of psychotherapy, environmental modifications, and medicines. Drug treatment can be problematic by forgetfulness, mainly if the advised drug is to be taken a number of times a day. Behavioral problems are due to irritation or over stimulation. Enjoyable activities, like crafts, games, and music, can give therapeutic motivation and enhance mood. Changing the environment can increase protection and consolation while lessening tension. (What's the treatment for dementia?)

Often head injuries bring a sudden coping crisis. The sudden unpleasant changes that go with a head injury certainly cause many emotions. The injured individual's atmosphere must be neither too quiet nor too confused. The atmosphere must be made secure by taking away area mats to decrease falls, removing danger, giving tub bars, and putting child locks on cabinets or stove knobs if required. If the patient is able to go out independently, he or she must be familiar with the route, must have ID, wear a medic alert wristlet, and must be able to use phones most importantly, cell phones and public transport. (Dementia in Head Injury)

Conclusion:

Taking care of people with dementia is a physicaly, mentally and emotionally strenuous task. Erratic behavioral eruption, continuous decrease of working and the requirement of managing with recurring behaviors all gives the staff excessive amounts of strain. Lengthened contact to such stressors can leave the caretakers exhausted. All staff require help with finding out symptoms of stress so that individual plans for stress management can be formed and preserved.References

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