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Overview
Some of the most common types of psychotherapies used for dementia include –
Supportive Psychotherapy. Being diagnosed with dementia itself can be hard to accept along with the symptoms that accompany it. Supportive psychotherapy focuses specifically on changing the person’s subjective feelings about their life, helps them increase their self-esteem and self-efficacy, and reinforce their abilities to cope psychologically and socially to the challenges of life.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Depression has a high prevalence for older people with dementia. It is linked with decrease in quality of life and increased need for institutionalization. CBT’s basic premise is that the way we think affects the way we feel, and thus the way we behave. CBT can help people in early stages of dementia deal with anxiety and depression as they have fewer difficulties with their communication, memory, and reasoning. The sessions can be adapted to the dementia patient by having shorter sessions, summarizing at the end of the session, using memory aids, and having a family member attend sessions with them, if required.
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy. It is a brief group session useful for people with mild to moderate severity of dementia. It involves themed sessions aimed at cognitively stimulating and engaging dementia patients with the added social benefits of being part of a group. It has been shown to improve mood, confidence, concentration, language skills, and quality of life of both – people with dementia as well as their caregivers.
