Cognitive therapy benefits patients with dementia
[September 2003 - British Journal of Psychiatry via Reuters Health] Cognitive stimulation group therapy appears to improve both thinking ability and quality of life for people with dementia, new research suggests. Previous studies of this type of program have been small and nonstandardized, investigators Dr. Martin Orrell, of University College London, and colleagues note. In the current study, Orrell's team examined a cognitive stimulation program conducted in 18 residential homes and five day centers in England. ...