Description
Approximately one in ten adults over the age of 65 has greater memory or thinking problems than expected for their age. This is called mild cognitive impairment, or MCI. The previous edition was the first book exclusively geared towards people with MCI, their families, and the healthcare professionals who help them. Written by three clinicians and scientists who have years of experience working with people with MCI, this new edition provides up-to-date and reliable information based on the science of MCI. In short, digestible, MCI-friendly chapters, 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.This second edition contains 52 accessible chapters with a new chapter on sex differences to summarize the growing knowledge of its importance in health and treatment of MCI. As advances in research continue to evolve, this book will continue to be essential reading for those impacted by MCI.
Table of Contents
Foreword By Ron PetersenAcknowledgments How to Read This Book A Story about Joe and Ruth: Part OneSECTION ONE: WHAT IS MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM TYPICAL AGING?1. Memory and Aging: The Basics2. How Memory Typically Changes with Age3. What is Mild Cognitive Impairment? 4. Clinical Criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment5. How Memory Changes in Amnestic Mild Cognitive ImpairmentSECTION TWO: BEYOND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: WHAT IS DEMENTIA?6. What is Dementia?7. Alzheimer's Disease8. Vascular Dementia9. Frontotemporal Dementia10. Dementia of Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body DiseaseSECTION THREE: FACTORS THAT AFFECT MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT11. 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 Control13. Risk Factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia That Are Under Your Control14. Sex Differences in Mild Cognitive Impairment: It's ComplicatedSECTION FOUR: OUTCOMES OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT15. When Mild Cognitive Impairment Stays Stable or Returns to Normal16. When Mild Cognitive Impairment Progresses to DementiaSECTION FIVE: GETTING TO A DIAGNOSIS17. Bringing Your Concerns About Memory Change to Your Family Doctor18. Cognitive Screening19. Specialists You May be Referred to20. Neuropsychological EvaluationSECTION SIX: TREATMENT OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT21. Drug Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment22. Memory Intervention Programs23. Involvement in Research StudiesSECTION SEVEN: PERSONAL MANAGEMENT OF MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT24. Life as a Person with Mild Cognitive Impairment25. Life as a Person Close to Someone with Mild Cognitive Impairment26. Stress Management and Mental Wellness27. Sleeping Well28. Making Change for the BetterSECTION EIGHT: PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR LIVING WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT29. What About Driving?30. Planning for Current and Future Support Needs31. Legal Matters32. Resources for Taking Charge of Mild Cognitive ImpairmentSECTION NINE: MANAGING MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THROUGH HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE33. Healthy Lifestyles: How Do We Know What We Know?34. How Diet Affects Health35. Making Sense of the Diet Buzz36. How to Achieve Healthy Eating Habits37. Exercise: Jog Your Memory38. Physical and Cognitive Benefits of Exercise39. Exercise Your Way to Better Brain Health40. Types of Exercise and ActivitiesSECTION TEN: MANAGING MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THROUGH ENGAGEMENT41. What is Cognitive Engagement?42. Benefits of Cognitive Engagement43. What is Social Engagement?44. Benefits of Social Engagement: A Good Friend is Good for You45. Building a More Sociable LifestyleSECTION ELEVEN: USING MEMORY STRATEGIES46. An Introduction to Memory Strategies47. Using a Memory Book48. Good Memory Habits49. Attention as a Memory Strategy50. Remembering by Thinking About What Something Means51. Repeat, Repeat, ? Repeat52. Using Memory Strategies in Your Everyday LifeA Story about Joe and Ruth: Part TwoBibliographyIndex
