PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DEMENTIA TREATMENT IN THE ELDERLY PERSONS: PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES

Authors

  • O.S. Lysenko

Keywords:

dementia, elderly persons, diagnostics, prevalence of disease, art

Abstract

The article describes the problems and perspectives of the psychological aspects of the treatment of dementia in the elderly persons. About 47 million people around the world live with dementia. Dementia leads to a deterioration in the quality of life of patients and their carers, poses a significant economic burden on the family and the health system.

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Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): Scientific Bulletin of KSU Series Psychological Sciences

Section

SECTION 7 MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY