Outputs (31)

Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach (2020)
Journal Article
Yates, J., Stanyon, M., Challis, D., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Dening, T., Hoe, J., Jawahar, K., Lloyd-Evans, B., Moniz-Cook, E., Poland, F., Streater, A., Trigg, E., & Orrell, M. (2020). Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach. BMC Psychiatry, 20(1), Article 505. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02899-0

Background
Teams delivering crisis resolution services for people with dementia and their carers provide short-term interventions to prevent admission to acute care settings. There is great variation in these services across the UK. This article rep... Read More about Developing a model of best practice for teams managing crisis in people with dementia: a consensus approach.

Challenging behaviour in dementia care: A novel framework for translating knowledge to practice (2020)
Journal Article
James, I. A., Reichelt, K., James, I., Reichelt, K., Moniz-Cook, E., & Lee, K. (2020). Challenging behaviour in dementia care: A novel framework for translating knowledge to practice. the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 13, Article e43. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X20000434

This article provides guidance on the management of challenging behaviours (CBs) in dementia care, and introduces concepts from positive behavioural support not usually applied to dementia. While the use of formulations has received a lot of attentio... Read More about Challenging behaviour in dementia care: A novel framework for translating knowledge to practice.

The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Medea, B., Roberts, M., Dunn, R., & Andrew James, I. (2020). The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia. Open Access Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 5(5), Article 555671

The British Psychological Society’s Briefing Paper for Behaviors that Challenge (BtC) in dementia states that psychological formulation helps in the development of effective and well targeted treatments [1]. While not explicitly using the term psycho... Read More about The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia.

Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of mifepristone on cognition and depression in alcohol dependence (2020)
Journal Article
Donoghue, K., Rose, A., Coulton, S., Coleman, R., Milward, J., Philips, T., Drummond, C., & Little, H. (2020). Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of mifepristone on cognition and depression in alcohol dependence. Trials, 21(1), Article 796. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04726-z

Alcohol dependence is a significant issue contributing to disease burden. Changes in cortisol concentrations during alcohol withdrawal are associated with cognitive deficits and symptoms of depression. Current treatments are only successful for a sma... Read More about Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of mifepristone on cognition and depression in alcohol dependence.

Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship (2020)
Journal Article
Phillips, T., Huang, C., Roberts, E., & Drummond, C. (2021). Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 56(1), 28-33. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa086

© The Author(s) 2020. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. AIMS: We assessed the relationship between specialist and non-specialist admissions for alcohol withdrawal since the introduction of the UK government Health and Social Car... Read More about Specialist alcohol inpatient treatment admissions and non-specialist hospital admissions for alcohol withdrawal in England: an inverse relationship.

Feasibility and acceptability evaluation of the PRIDE (Promoting Independence in Dementia) intervention for living well with dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Csipke, E., Moniz-Cook, E., Leung, P., Yates, L., Birt, L., Walton, H., Hogervorst, E., Mountain, G., Charlesworth, G., & Orrell, M. (2020). Feasibility and acceptability evaluation of the PRIDE (Promoting Independence in Dementia) intervention for living well with dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 33(Special Issue 6), 601 - 614. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220001386

Objectives: Post-diagnostic psychosocial interventions could play an important role in supporting people with mild dementia remain independent. The PRIDE intervention was developed to address this.
Method: The mixed methods non-randomised, pre-pos... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability evaluation of the PRIDE (Promoting Independence in Dementia) intervention for living well with dementia.

An education for life: The process of learning the Alexander technique (2020)
Journal Article
Woods, C., Glover, L., & Woodman, J. (2020). An education for life: The process of learning the Alexander technique. Kinesiology Review, 9(3), 190-198. https://doi.org/10.1123/KR.2020-0020

The Alexander technique is an educational self-development self-management method with therapeutic benefits. The primary focus of the technique is learning about the self, conceptualized as a mind-body unity. Skills in the technique are gained experi... Read More about An education for life: The process of learning the Alexander technique.

The views of carers, people living with dementia and healthcare practitioners about the value of online information and peer support (2020)
Journal Article
White, C., Wolverson, E., Dunn, R., & Zafeiridi, E. (2020). The views of carers, people living with dementia and healthcare practitioners about the value of online information and peer support. International Journal of Care and Caring, 4(4), 549-571. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788220X15934528490504

© Policy Press 2020. This article reports on research into the development of a website (Caregiverspro-MMD) intended for carers and people living with dementia. Carers, people living with dementia and healthcare practitioners were invited to explore... Read More about The views of carers, people living with dementia and healthcare practitioners about the value of online information and peer support.

Improving mental health and reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia in care homes: the WHELD research programme including two RCTs (2020)
Journal Article
Ballard, C., Orrell, M., Moniz-Cook, E., Woods, R., Whitaker, R., Corbett, A., Aarsland, D., Murray, J., Lawrence, V., Testad, I., Knapp, M., Romeo, R., Zala, D., Stafford, J., Hoare, Z., Garrod, L., Sun, Y., McLaughlin, E., Woodward-Carlton, B., Williams, G., & Fossey, J. (2020). Improving mental health and reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia in care homes: the WHELD research programme including two RCTs. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 8(6), 1-98. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar08060

Background: The effective management of agitation and other neuropsychiatric and behavioural symptoms in people with dementia is a major challenge, particularly in care home settings, where dementia severity is higher and there is limited training an... Read More about Improving mental health and reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia in care homes: the WHELD research programme including two RCTs.

Measuring the well-being of people with dementia : a conceptual scoping review (2020)
Journal Article
Clarke, C., Woods, B., Moniz-Cook, E., Mountain, G., Øksnebjerg, L., Chattat, R., Diaz, A., Gove, D., Vernooij-Dassen, M., & Wolverson, E. (in press). Measuring the well-being of people with dementia : a conceptual scoping review. Health and quality of life outcomes, 18(1), Article 249. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01440-x

Background: Enabling people with dementia to ‘live well’ is a policy and research priority in many countries. However, instruments for measuring outcomes of psychosocial interventions designed to promote well-being in dementia are often derived from... Read More about Measuring the well-being of people with dementia : a conceptual scoping review.