Table of Contents

Trials and research: - Diet and dementia - Exercise and dementia - Trauma and dementia - Mental health and dementia Empirical evidence - Connections - Does it run in families? - Is it social phobia? - Brain plasticity - What can I do?

About the Author

Mary Jordan has gained considerable first-hand experience of dementia, both through caring for friends and relatives and professionally in her work for a national dementia charity. She has many years of experience of working in the NHS and in the field of medical publishing. In addition to articles and papers published in medical, nursing and social care journals and general magazines, Mary is also known for her books The Essential Carers Guide, The Fundholder's Handbook, and the award-winning End of Life - the essential guide to caring.