Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To review the key nonpharmacological treatment approaches to the cognitive and functional symptoms of Alzheimer disease (AD). METHODS: We searched and critically analyzed the most recent relevant literature pertaining to the nonpharmacological treatment of AD. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: An emerging evidence base indicates that different approaches to cognitive training and cognitive stimulation in people with AD confer modest but significant benefits. The best evidence base is for CST, although this approach is labour-intensive, and requires further evaluation of cost-effectiveness. There is currently no evidence that brain training games provide any significant benefit to people with AD.
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Authors | Clive Ballard, Zunera Khan, Hannah Clack, Anne Corbett |
Journal | Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
(Can J Psychiatry)
Vol. 56
Issue 10
Pg. 589-95
(Oct 2011)
ISSN: 1497-0015 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22014691
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
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Topics |
- Alzheimer Disease
(rehabilitation, therapy)
- Cognition
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Humans
- Neuropsychological Tests
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