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Rowing gold medallist to speak at Cheltenham Science Festival
The Olympic gold medallist Greg Searle will be taking part in one of the sessions we are sponsoring at next month’s Cheltenham Science Festival. Searle, who won the coxed pairs at the 1992 Barcelona Games with his brother Jonny and cox Garry Herbert, will be taking part in a session on “The mind of an Olympic champion”.
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This is Dementia Awareness Week
Dementia Awareness Week is currently underway, running from 19 to 25 May.
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Exercise does not beat care home depression
Care home residents suffering from depression are not finding physical exercise to be an adequate means of addressing their symptoms, according to a new study.
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Psychology to play a full part at Cheltenham Science Festival
Using touchscreen technology to help people living with dementia and the latest developments in sport psychology will both be discussed in sessions we are sponsoring at the The Times Cheltenham Science Festival next month.
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Dementia may be on the decline
The risk of developing demen
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Think you are old and you start to feel frail
People who think of themselves as being old will start to feel frail as a consequence, new findings have suggested.
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Annual Conference paper finds that later-life crises are common
Many people suffer from a later life crisis, new research has shown. Presented last week at our Annual Conference in Harrogate, the study revealed a third of individuals in their sixties have gone through such episodes, with both negative and postive outcomes for their well-being.
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New dementia and driving guidance
Researchers have developed a new clinical pathway that offers clear guidelines to health workers with regard to helping dementia patients who drive. Presented at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society this month.
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Westminster event highlights the alternatives to medication in dementia
Our Faculty of the Psychology of Older People launched its new report “Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication” at Portcullis House, Westminster, yesterday. This is the first in a series of reports on dementia care that the faculty is producing in conjunction with the Dementia Action Alliance.
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FPOP (formerly PSIGE) Annual Conference & AGM 2013
Conference theme: Sexuality & Identity in Older People
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Psychology is integral to good dementia care
The British Psychological Society has welcomed the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report on dementia care, and says that a greater focus on psycholo
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PSIGE members speak at national event
Members of our Division of Clinical Psychology’s Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (PSIGE) will speak on issues about dementia at the Healthcare Innovation Expo in London this week (13 and 14 March).
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Why are older people less prone to mind wandering?
  Invite a group of older participants to a psychology laboratory to engage in computer-based mental tasks, and you'll find that their minds wander less often than the minds
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Healthy ageing lecture in Greenwich
This year's Annual Psychology Lecture at the University of Greenwich will look at healthy ageing and how it affects the brain.
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People's well-being as they grow older
A person's self-reported feelings of well-being increase as they get older.
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GPS can help people with dementia
Using global positioning systems (GPS) could prove of benefit to people diagnosed with dementia.
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Quarterlife crisis radio discussion
Listen again to Radio Four’s programme on the ‘quarter-life crisis’ to hear Society member Dr Oliver Robinson’s interview about the troubles of today’s twenty something’s when they are facing tough life choices.
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Depression and dementia later in life
People who suffer from depression in later life may be at increased risk of developing dementia, new
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Why some get happier as they get older
It has been found that a sense of well-being could improve in individuals as they age.
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Radio show tonight: Depression and age
Why older people are less likely to seek help when depressed and how they can access the right help are just two of the topics being discussed on a radio programme called ‘The Wireles
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Managing dementia without medication
An approach to the behavioural symptoms of dementia has been set out following research into this area of study.
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Welcome for new Dementia Friends plan
The government is launching a new Dementia Friends scheme, reports BBC News. It is modelled on a similar programme in Japan which has recruited three million volunteers.
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An introduction to the science of sleep: Psychobehavioural assessment and treatment strategies for people with insomnia.
The course will begin with an introduction to the science of sleep and then go on to described the various types of insomnia, backed up by use of case examples; before introducing a range of assessment and treatment options.
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Benefits of being a silver surfer
Using the internet may stave off depression in the older generation, according to new findings.
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Importance of social care and support
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has stated legislation to change the funding of social care for the elderly and disabled in England might be introduced during this parliament's term of office.
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