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Original Article

A brief survey of the management of memory disorders in rehabilitation units in Britain

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Pages 206-209 | Accepted 01 Jul 1981, Published online: 28 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Summary

A survey of rehabilitation units and other hospitals and departments involved in the management of memory dysfunction revealed considerable variation in approaches to treatment and in assessment techniques. A very few respondents with a special interest in memory dysfunction were using wide ranges of tests, training procedures and aids. Other respondents were concerned about the lack of training and in the management of memory problems and the lack of guidance as to what techniques should be used. A pragmatic approach to helping patients with particular problems is contrasted with general memory training and the assumptions underlying such training are discussed.

Résumé

Une enquěte menée sur les centres de rééducation et autres hôpitaux et services spécialisés dans le traitement de la dysfonction de la mémoire a révélé un nombre considérable de traitements et de techniques d'évaluation différents. Parmi les personnes contactées s'intéressant tout particulièrement à la dysfonction de la mémoire, un nombre très limité utilisait une grande variété de tests, de méthodes pratiques d'entraiˇnement et d'aides. Certains s'inquiétaient du manque de méthodes pratiques dans le traitement des problèmes de la mémoire et du manque d'information concernant les techniques à utiliser. La méthode pragmatique d'aide aux patients ayant des problèmes particuliers est comparée à la méthode d'entraiˇnement général de la mémoire, et l'article examine les hypothèses qui sont à la base de cette methode d'entraiˇnement.

Zusammenfassung

Ein Uberblick über Rehabilitationszentren, Spitälern und Abteilungen, welche die Behandlung von Gedächtnisschwäche durchführen, zeigt eine beträchtliche Vielfalt der Einstellung zur Therapie, sowie in der Technik der Beurteilung der Krankheit. Nur sehr wenige der Befragten, welche besonderes Interesse am Problem Gedächtnisschwäche haben, verwendeten ein breites Spektrum von Tests, Lernprozeduren und Schulungshilfen. Andere der Befragten waren ässest besorgt über das Fehlen jeglicher Schulung für die Bearbeitung von Gedãchtnisproblemen und einer Anleitung, welche Techniken anzuwendern wãren. Eine pragmatische Methode der Hilfe an Patienten mit besonderen Problemen wird einer allgemeinen Schulung des Erinnerungsvermögens gegenübergestellt; ebenso werden die Grundlagen besprochen, die für eine solche Schulung sichtig sind.

Additional information

Notes on contributors

A. Sunderland

It is with great sadness that we have to inform the readership of the Journal that shortly after completing the final editorial work on this Special Issue, Professor Kalman Jacob Mann was seriously injured in a car accident and subsequently died.

Professor Mann was responsible for establishing the two Hadassah Hospitals and Community Health Centres in Jerusalem and for the past 20 years headed the Presidium of Yad Sarah, Israel's largest community based, volunteer operated organization which provides a spectrum of free or nominal cost home care services nation-wide.

We offer our condolences to his family and friends, and trust that this Special Issue stands as a testament to his work in the field.

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