Advice Finding the right therapist It is important that you feel comfortable with your therapist. This will depend on your own personality and that of the therapist. Read our advice on finding the right therapist for you.
Advice How talking therapies help someone with dementia and their carer Talking therapies offer someone living with dementia the opportunity to speak openly about their feelings, and can help them to adjust to and live with their condition more successfully. This will help their family and carers in many ways.
Advice What do talking therapies involve? Find out what might happen during a talking therapy session, how long they tend to last and the confidentiality relationship between a client and a therapist.
Advice Talking therapies We explain what talking therapies, also know as psychological therapies, are and the different types of therapies that are a recommended non-treatment for some people living with dementia.
Research Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for dementia Dr Joshua Stott tells us about his research into cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). 01 June 2018 5
News Carers for people with dementia struggling in silence The UK's largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia launches today (Tuesday 22 May 2018).
Advice Talking therapies In psychological therapy or ‘talking therapy’ sessions, a person will be supported to talk about how their thoughts and feelings affect their mood and behaviour.
Advice Treatment and support of vascular dementia There is currently no cure for vascular dementia: the brain damage that causes it cannot be reversed. However, there is a lot that can be done to enable someone to live well with the condition. This will involve drug and non-drug treatment, support and activities.
Research Adapting cognitive behavioural therapy for people with dementia Read about a research project we funded into adapting cognitive behavioural therapy for people with dementia.
Research Talking therapy: CBT research From the spring 2016 edition of Care and cure magazine, we speak with Dr Joshua Stott about his research in to a type of talking therapy called cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
Advice Treatments for dementia The vast majority of causes of dementia cannot be cured, although research is continuing into developing drugs, vaccines and other medical treatments. Here we outline the many things that can be done to enable someone with dementia to live well with the condition.
