Awareness of dementia is key to understanding patients and supporting them, say speakers at a workshop
1 year, 3 months ago

Awareness of dementia is key to understanding patients and supporting them, say speakers at a workshop

The Hindu  

Dementia is a neurodegenerative brain disorder, characterised by difficulties with memory, problem-solving and performing routine tasks. The workshop on ‘Caring for Dementia across the spectrum- Effective Management Strategies for Different Stages,’ was organised by DIA in association with Sneha Sandhya Age Care Foundation and Indian Oil. Dr. K. Venkateswarlu, Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurology, Andhra Medical College, said that one should, however, make a distinction between ‘forgetfulness’, which was quite common as one grows older, and ‘memory loss’, which goes beyond a limit, which could be suspected as dementia and professional help should be sought. Dementia caused by modifiable causes like brain tumour, vitamin deficiency, smoking, alcohol and lifestyle disorders, could be avoided if identified early and treated before onset of dementia, Dr. Venkateswarlu said. Raju, Managing Trustee of Age Care Foundation and vice president of DIA, spoke on the foundation’s mission to create a supportive environment for those dealing with the challenges posed by dementia.

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Indian Institute of Science researchers highlight India’s need for national dementia policy with focus on cultural factors
2 months ago

Indian Institute of Science researchers highlight India’s need for national dementia policy with focus on cultural factors

The Hindu  

A recent paper by researchers from the Centre for Brain Research at the Indian Institute of Science has highlighted the need for a comprehensive dementia policy in India to address the needs of the older population and their caregivers on a national scale. Need to expand healthcare infrastructure Asserting the importance of early detection, awareness and effective care systems, Thomas …

Experts emphasise the need for dementia-friendly hospitals
4 months ago

Experts emphasise the need for dementia-friendly hospitals

The Hindu  

Dementia India Alliance, in collaboration with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, has drafted the Dementia Friendly Hospital Checklist, said Radha S. Murthy, President of the NGO, speaking at the valedictory of the two-day International Dementia Care Conference that concluded in the city on Saturday. NIMHANS director Pratima Murthy emphasised the need for networking and collaboration among …

Dementia projected to affect 15.3 crore people by 2050
4 months ago

Dementia projected to affect 15.3 crore people by 2050

The Hindu  

Some 5.7 crore people had dementia in the world in 2019. This is projected to increase to 15.3 crore in 2050, said Graeme Prior, president of the International Federation of Ageing, at the inauguration of the International Dementia Care Conference on Friday. Dr. Radha S. Murthy, president of Dementia India Alliance, said currently, approximately 88 lakh people in India live …

NGOs Launch Dementia Clinics in Hyderabad Slums, Bridging the Mental Health Gap
5 months ago

NGOs Launch Dementia Clinics in Hyderabad Slums, Bridging the Mental Health Gap

The Hindu  

Three healthcare NGOs have launched a series of community-level mental health and dementia clinics in Hyderabad's urban and peri-urban slums. These clinics aim to address the mental health needs of economically disadvantaged populations, where awareness of conditions like dementia remains low. The clinics will focus on screening and support for geriatric patients (aged 55 and above) and individuals with chronic …

Free dementia risk reduction workshop held
6 months, 1 week ago

Free dementia risk reduction workshop held

The Hindu  

To mark, World Alzheimer’s Day 2024, Dementia India Alliance, an NGO promoting the cause of dementia, organised a free workshop on ‘Dementia Risk Reduction’ on Saturday. With dementia affecting over 88 lakh people in India and projections suggesting a rise to 1.7 core by 2036, the need for preventive strategies is more critical than ever, said Radha S. Murthy, DIA …

Addressing risk factors could reduce dementia cases by 40%: report
8 months, 1 week ago

Addressing risk factors could reduce dementia cases by 40%: report

The Hindu  

The rapid growth of India’s aging population, coupled with a rise in modifiable risk factors such as air pollution, hypertension, traumatic brain injury, and obesity, presents a significant challenge for the nation’s public health and social care systems. Addressing risk factors To confront the impending dementia crisis over the next two decades, India must take a proactive approach to addressing …

Alzheimer’s Disease International calls for extension to global action plan on public health response to dementia
10 months ago

Alzheimer’s Disease International calls for extension to global action plan on public health response to dementia

The Hindu  

A new report titled “From Plan to Impact”, released on May 29 at the World Health Assembly, has revealed that less than a fifth of all 194 World Health Organisation member states, including India, have followed through on their promise to develop a National Dementia Plan by 2025. Following this, Alzheimer’s Disease International has called for a 10-year extension to …

What does the latest research say about how to reduce dementia risk?
1 year, 2 months ago

What does the latest research say about how to reduce dementia risk?

ABC  

You may be aware that smoking, lack of exercise, poor diet and too much alcohol are linked to dementia and stroke. Neuroscience Research Australia chief executive and Brain Foundation president Matthew Kiernan takes us through the latest research, and we hear from people who are trying to reduce their dementia risk. "Maybe it's through the release of other neurotransmitters in …

What to read about dementia
1 year, 3 months ago

What to read about dementia

The Economist  

D EMENTIA IS A global emergency. Yet health authorities do not regard it as among the world’s most pressing medical issues. One reason may be that the biggest reason for its rise is something to be cheered: in most countries, people are living longer. And dementia does not arrive at the viral speed of a pandemic but at the plodding, …

More data, more research into interventions for dementia needed: Soumya Swaminathan
1 year, 6 months ago

More data, more research into interventions for dementia needed: Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu  

Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, on Saturday, raised the need for more data on dementia, trained caregivers for persons diagnosed with dementia, and research on interventions and the prevention of dementia. Centres such as this can contribute both in identifying risk factors and on how to manage dementia in low income communities, low income settings and …

India needs to gear up for the emerging dementia epidemic, say experts
1 year, 6 months ago

India needs to gear up for the emerging dementia epidemic, say experts

The Hindu  

With India’s elderly population expected to touch 20 crore in 2031, there is a growing demand for a national action plan to tackle rising cases of Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia which can impair memory and significantly lower quality of life. Cost implications According to a study published in the Indian Journal of Public Health in 2013, the …

Free dementia support line and online memory clinic launched in India
1 year, 6 months ago

Free dementia support line and online memory clinic launched in India

The Hindu  

To assist individuals and families facing the challenges of dementia, a neurodegenerative brain disease, Dementia India Alliance, a non-profit, family carer-centered organisation, launched a national dementia support line and DemClinic, an online memory screening clinic, on September 5. The support line services include information, support and guidance, and promotion of timely diagnosis, intervention through online memory screening services. The free …

Karnataka set to come out with State Dementia Action Plan
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka set to come out with State Dementia Action Plan

The Hindu  

While a National Dementia Action Plan is yet to be formulated, Karnataka is working on making dementia a health priority. The State Health Department, in association with NIMHANS and Dementia India Alliance, is all set to launch a ‘Karnataka State Dementia Action Plan’. Sivakumar, professor and Head of Geriatric Psychiatry Unit at NIMHANS, said a multidisciplinary team of experts from …

‘Sympathy, understanding needed while caring for Alzheimer’s patients’
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Sympathy, understanding needed while caring for Alzheimer’s patients’

The Hindu  

Counselling primary caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients to be more understanding is key to improving the quality of life of those affected by this brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, say doctors in the city. Speaking on the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day, E. Arun Raj, medical superintendent, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital told The Hindu, “We …

World Alzheimer’s Report 2022 focuses on need for essential post-diagnosis care
2 years, 6 months ago

World Alzheimer’s Report 2022 focuses on need for essential post-diagnosis care

The Hindu  

In response to new data showing that up to 85% of the over 55 million people living with dementia worldwide may not receive post-diagnosis care, global dementia experts have called for post-diagnosis dementia care, treatment and support to be recognised as a human right. On the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day observed on September 21, Alzheimer’s Disease International, the international …

NIMHANS paper in World Alzheimer’s Report emphasises socio-culturally appropriate dementia intervention
2 years, 6 months ago

NIMHANS paper in World Alzheimer’s Report emphasises socio-culturally appropriate dementia intervention

The Hindu  

Recognising that socio-cultural practices profoundly impact the lives of people living with dementia, a team of researchers from NIMHANS and Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, India, have recommended that enhancing efforts to impact public perception, healthcare systems, and policy can contribute to improving the quality of life in people living with dementia. According to a paper titled Cultural …

Mumbai’s memory clinic hopes to slow the progression of dementia in patients
3 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai’s memory clinic hopes to slow the progression of dementia in patients

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In December 2020, the family of a stockbroker from Vile Parle began to notice some odd signs in his behaviour. The stockbroker is among the six patients to regularly visit the memory clinic at the civic-run KEM Hospital — the first such clinic in a public hospital in the city — which offers comprehensive management including cognitive rehabilitation and …

People living with dementia in India will triple to 11 million by 2050, says report
3 years, 2 months ago

People living with dementia in India will triple to 11 million by 2050, says report

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: By 2050, 11.44 million people in India are expected to be living with dementia, which is up from 3.84 million in 2019, according to the Global Burden of Disease study published in the Lancet Public Health on Friday. “India’s burden would be much higher than what the Global Burden of Disease data shows,” said Dr Neeraj Jain, a neurology …

Memory Walk to highlight issues related to Alzheimer’s
3 years, 6 months ago

Memory Walk to highlight issues related to Alzheimer’s

The Hindu  

Memory Walk, a silent rally, was taken out in Mysuru on Tuesday to create awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. The Mysuru chapter of Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, which had organized the event, said Alzheimer’s disease, which is caused by abnormal brain tissue changes, was the most common cause of dementia and accounted for 50 to 60 per cent …

World Alzheimer’s Day 2020: Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Ailment
4 years, 6 months ago

World Alzheimer’s Day 2020: Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Ailment

News 18  

September 21 is observed as World Alzheimer’s day every year. Here’s everything you need to know about the disease: Symptoms and effects With a global number as high as 44 million, the accounted number of Alzheimer’s patients in India is about 4 million, according to alz.org. It’s mostly associated with short term memory; the patient would still identify their belongings …

‘Pockets of memory’: Living with dementia in Nigeria
5 years, 1 month ago

‘Pockets of memory’: Living with dementia in Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

Care-givers and medical professionals in Ibadan are confronting a growing problem with love, patience and medication. “It takes a toll.” As Elizabeth’s primary caregiver, Victoria is responsible for her welfare, including checking her blood sugar at least twice a week, ensuring that the doors in the house are open for ease of movement and that there are no objects around …

‘Memory Walk’ taken out
5 years, 6 months ago

‘Memory Walk’ taken out

The Hindu  

A ‘memory walk’ was taken out to mark World Alzheimer’s Month here on Saturday to draw attention to the issues related to dementia. The walk was conducted by Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, Mysuru chapter in association with Sarada Village College of Pharmacy and Apnadesh, Mysuru, The ARDSI said alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia …

'Worried well' swamping dementia clinics with trivial memory fears
10 years ago

'Worried well' swamping dementia clinics with trivial memory fears

Daily Mail  

Dementia clinics are being ‘bombarded’ by middle-aged people who fear they have the condition because they cannot find their house keys, doctors said yesterday. Figures released by the Royal College of Physicians show a four-fold rise in the number of patients being seen at specialist memory clinics from 2010 to 2013, amid concerns the 'worried well' are attending Chris Butler, …

Many unaware of Alzheimer’s Disease in India
11 years, 4 months ago

Many unaware of Alzheimer’s Disease in India

The Hindu  

Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common type of dementia, in which the mental ability of persons gradually declines and reaches a stage where it becomes difficult for them to lead a normal life. We need such services in our country,” she said in a talk on neurodegenerative disease at Andhra Pradesh Homeopathic Association “In India, the family is the care-giver …

Wanted: more care for dementia
11 years, 6 months ago

Wanted: more care for dementia

The Hindu  

That is the estimated number of people in India who will have dementia by 2050, up from the current 3.8 million. Dementia, said S. Nambi, a senior city-based psychiatrist, is an illness that leads to the deterioration of all higher mental functions including memory, judgement and decision-making due to a gradual loss of functional nerve cells. Alzheimer’s disease one of …

Alzheimer’s cases on the rise
12 years, 6 months ago

Alzheimer’s cases on the rise

The Hindu  

Seventy six-year-old Subbarao would often forget the names of his family members. “Taking such measures helps reduce his anxiety,” said Soumya Hedge, a geriatric psychiatrist at Nightingales Centre for Ageing and Alzheimer’s. According to the Dementia India Report 2012 prepared by the Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, by 2015 India will have an estimated 4.41 million people aged …

Bonds that transcend memories
12 years, 6 months ago

Bonds that transcend memories

The Hindu  

“We have been happily married for 35 years and she has stood by me through thick and thin. Dr. Soumya Hegde, Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist, Nightingales Centre for Ageing and Alzheimer’s, says that Alzheimer’s accounts for 70 per cent of all dementia cases. Administering high doses of and multiple anti-psychotic drugs for behavioural problems worsens the illness.” The risk of suffering …

Dementia a major economic challenge for India: report
12 years, 6 months ago

Dementia a major economic challenge for India: report

The Hindu  

By the year 2015, India is expected to overtake the U.S. to become the country with the largest number of people with dementia, posing a major challenge to the economy, the Dementia India Report 2010 prepared by the Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India says. The report, to be released at a function here on Friday along with the …

‘Alzheimer's will be on the rise in India'
13 years, 11 months ago

‘Alzheimer's will be on the rise in India'

The Hindu  

With the number of elderly people in the country expected to be 9 crore in the Census 2011 report, the government has to recognise that diseases of the elderly is going to be a very important public health problem in India, said Dr. K. Jacob Roy, who was recently elected chairman of Alzheimer's Disease International l. In an exclusive interview …

Perspectives in dementia care and health policy
14 years, 5 months ago

Perspectives in dementia care and health policy

The Hindu  

A brainstorming session on future perspectives in dementia care and health policy, at the National Dementia Summit held recently in New Delhi, is most insightful. The large number of stakeholders becomes apparent: apart from Government, civil society agencies, medical, nursing, paramedical and other professionals, university faculty and researchers and those engaged in the care of dementia; the person affected, their …

Dementia: a looming threat
14 years, 6 months ago

Dementia: a looming threat

The Hindu  

World Alzheimer's Day was marked this year, in India, by the release of a comprehensive Dementia India Report. Prepared by national experts, converging under the Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India umbrella, it estimates that there are 3.7 million elderly currently living with dementia in India, each spending Rs. What the report highlights The report highlights two areas of …

Improving awareness among patients, earlier and better diagnosis hold key to combating dementia
14 years, 6 months ago

Improving awareness among patients, earlier and better diagnosis hold key to combating dementia

The Hindu  

Improving awareness among patients on their condition, earlier and better diagnosis and improving the quality of health care form a package of solutions that will help persons with dementia, Sube Banerjee, professor of mental health and ageing, Institute of Psychiatry, and Clinical Director, Maudsley, the UK, said here on Thursday. Showcasing the National Dementia Strategy of the U.K., Prof. Banerjee …

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