Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment - A Guide to Maximizing Brain Health and Reducing the Risk of Dementia

Written by three clinicians and scientists who have years of experience working with people with mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, this new edition provides up-to-date and reliable information based on the science of MCI. The authors explain how MCI is diagnosed and treated, and they provide information on how to improve cognitive health through healthy eating, exercise, and social and cognitive engagement. The book also provides practical and effective memory strategies, using patient stories to illustrate the real-life issues facing people living with MCI. The book includes "Questions to Ask Your Doctor," recommended readings, links to relevant Web pages, and worksheets to guide readers through healthy lifestyle change.

List of contents

• Foreword


• By Ron Petersen


• Acknowledgments


• How to Read This Book


• A Story about Joe and Ruth: Part One


• SECTION ONE: WHAT IS MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM TYPICAL AGING?


• 1. Memory and Aging: The Basics


• 2. How Memory Typically Changes with Age


• 3. What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?


• 4. Clinical Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment


• 5. How Memory Changes in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment


• SECTION TWO: BEYOND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: WHAT IS DEMENTIA?


• 6. What is Dementia?


• 7. Alzheimer's Disease


• 8. Vascular Dementia


• 9. Frontotemporal Dementia


• 10. Dementia of Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Disease


• SECTION THREE: FACTORS THAT AFFECT MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT


• 11. What is a Risk Factor? What is Prevalence? What is Incidence?


• 12. Risk Factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia That Are Not Under Your Control


• 13. Risk Factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia That Are Under Your Control


• 14. Sex Differences in Mild Cognitive Impairment: It's Complicated


• SECTION FOUR: OUTCOMES OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT


• 15. When Mild Cognitive Impairment Stays Stable or Returns to Normal


• 16. When Mild Cognitive Impairment Progresses to Dementia


• SECTION FIVE: GETTING TO A DIAGNOSIS


• 17. Bringing Your Concerns About Memory Change to Your Family Doctor


• 18. Cognitive Screening


• 19. Specialists You May be Referred to


• 20. Neuropsychological Evaluation


• SECTION SIX: TREATMENT OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT


• 21. Drug Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment


• 22. Memory Intervention Programs


• 23. Involvement in Research Studies


• SECTION SEVEN: PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT


• 24. Life as a Person with Mild Cognitive Impairment


• 25. Life as a Person Close to Someone with Mild Cognitive Impairment


• 26. Stress Management and Mental Wellness


• 27. Sleeping Well


• 28. Making Change for the Better


• SECTION EIGHT: PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIVING WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT


• 29. What About Driving?


• 30. Planning for Current and Future Support Needs


• 31. Legal Matters


• 32. Resources for Taking Charge of Mild Cognitive Impairment


• SECTION NINE: MANAGING MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THROUGH HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE


• 33. Healthy Lifestyles: How Do We Know What We Know?


• 34. How Diet Affects Health


• 35. Making Sense of the Diet Buzz


• 36. How to Achieve Healthy Eating Habits


• 37. Exercise: Jog Your Memory


• 38. Physical and Cognitive Benefits of Exercise


• 39. Exercise Your Way to Better Brain Health


• 40. Types of Exercise and Activities


• SECTION TEN: MANAGING MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THROUGH ENGAGEMENT


• 41. What is Cognitive Engagement?


• 42. Benefits of Cognitive Engagement


• 43. What is Social Engagement?


• 44. Benefits of Social Engagement: A Good Friend is Good for You


• 45. Building a More Sociable Lifestyle


• SECTION ELEVEN: USING MEMORY STRATEGIES


• 46. An Introduction to Memory Strategies


• 47. Using a Memory Book


• 48. Good Memory Habits


• 49. Attention as a Memory Strategy


• 50. Remembering by Thinking About What Something Means


• 51. Repeat, Repeat, ... Repeat


• 52. Using Memory Strategies in Your Everyday Life


• A Story about Joe and Ruth: Part Two


• Bibliography


• Index

About the author

Nicole D. Anderson is a Senior Scientist at the Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education, and is a Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

Kelly J. Murphy is a Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist in private practice and at Baycrest Hospital, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and a psychology adjunct faculty member at York University and Queen's University.

Angela K. Troyer is the Program Director of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Health and an Interprofessional Practice Chief at Baycrest, and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto.

Additional text

The book presents a comprehensive and compassionate path for making the best of a complicated diagnosis. Patients and loved ones alike can glean information from this book to make the best of their situation. This book will help bridge the information gap between patients and practitioners, enabling those with MCI to feel comfortable asking questions and engaging with tools at their disposal. This book will help patients feel like they aren't alone on this journey.

Product details

• Authors: Nicole D. Anderson, Nicole D. (Professor in the Departments Anderson, Anderson Nicole D., Kelly J. Murphy, Murphy Kelly J., Angela K. Troyer, Troyer Angela K.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.06.2024
• EAN: 9780197749340
• ISBN: 978-0-19-774934-0
• No. of pages: 472
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Coping with illness & specific conditions, Alzheimer's & dementia, Coping with / advice about Alzheimer’s and dementia