Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for dementia
From the summer 2018 issue of our Care and Cure magazine, Dr Joshua Stott tells us about his research into cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
Talking therapies
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.
Adapting cognitive behavioural therapy for people with dementia
Read about a research project we funded into adapting cognitive behavioural therapy for people with dementia.
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).
Talking therapies - other resources
Discover useful organisations for counselling and other behavioural and cognitive psychotherapies.
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.
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.
What do talking therapies involve?
Find out what might happen during a talking therapy sessions, how long they tend to last and the confidentiality relationship between a client and a therapist.
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.
Treatments
There is currently no cure for dementia. However, there are drugs and non-drug treatments that can lessen a person’s symptoms.