Memory rehabilitation
Subtitle: integrating theory and practice
By: Barbara A. Wilson.
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781606232873
Subjects: Memory disorders; Memory; Memory disorders -- Patients -- Rehabilitation
Description: From a well-known authority, this comprehensive yet accessible book shows how state-of-the-art research can be applied to help people with nonprogressive memory disorders improve their functioning and quality of life.
Table of contents: title: Understanding memory and memory impairments; title: Recovery of memory functions after brain injuries; title: Assessment for rehabilitation; title: Compensating for memory deficits with memory aids; title: Mnemonics and rehearsal strategies in rehabilitation; title: Learning new information : errorless learning, spaced retrieval, vanishing cues; title: Memory groups; title: Reducing the emotional consequences of memory impairment; title: Goal setting to plan and evaluate memory rehabilitation; title: Putting it all together; title: Final thoughts and a general summary.