Dementia Aware: what you need to know after being diagnosed with dementia Finding out that you have dementia can be a very upsetting and frightening time for the person with dementia, the caregiver and the family. Suddenly, the life path you were on has now changed direction, your hopes and
Dementia Aware: what you need to know about rementia Dementia literally means ‘without mind’ and is derived from the Latin word demens. Unfortunately, the word dementia or demented has become synonymous with words such as crazy, insane, unhinged, disturbed, mad. This has resulted in people with dementia being labelled
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqMql8rQWw[/embedyt] According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) there are seven types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, pica, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, rumination disorder and eating disorder not elsewhere classified. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) – severe low body weight, intense
Dementia Aware: what you need to know about engaging, enabling and empowering people with dementia The word dementia conjures up so many different thoughts: a loss of memory, a loss of independence, a loss of function; but instead of focusing on the debilitating and despairing features of dementia, what
October 9, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/RainierAvenueRadio.World/videos/242749723070709/?hc_ref=ARRInETCe8kggUy_hl4_jcWUabamn3RsDCMJcFsGukhgEzkTLg3mGg_zxF0YIm4M0IE Teen Taylor-Corinne interviews Tracey Maxfield (author and health care professional) on the topic of preventing teen suicide. Watch on our Facebook page; Listen on our website or on the TuneIn app. ABOUT: Taylor-Corinne is a Seattle high school junior who co-founded a non-profit organization called “The
