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Dementia as an existential threat: The importance of self-esteem, social connectedness and meaning in life (2015)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., Christopher, G., & Ismail, S. (2015). Dementia as an existential threat: The importance of self-esteem, social connectedness and meaning in life. Science Progress, 98(4), 416-419. https://doi.org/10.3184/003685015X14467423210693

© 2015, Science Reviews 2000 Ltd, All right reserved. Dementia is an umbrella term for a large number of illnesses, all of which involve neurodegenerative changes in the brain. The most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular de... Read More about Dementia as an existential threat: The importance of self-esteem, social connectedness and meaning in life.

Markers of assimilation of problematic experiences in dementia within the LivDem project (2015)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., Gatting, L., Marshall, A., Spreadbury, J., & Coleman, P. (2017). Markers of assimilation of problematic experiences in dementia within the LivDem project. Dementia, 16(4), 443-460. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301215602473

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. This study aimed to determine whether the Markers of Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in Dementia scale (MAPED) can be used to identify whether the way in which participants talk about dementia changed during the... Read More about Markers of assimilation of problematic experiences in dementia within the LivDem project.

Mnemic neglect and recall of dementia-related material (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Christopher, G., & Cheston, R. (2015, July). Mnemic neglect and recall of dementia-related material. Paper presented at 44th British Society of Gerontology - 2015, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Primary care-led dementia diagnosis services in South Gloucestershire: Themes from people and families living with dementia and health care professionals (2015)
Journal Article
Dodd, E., Cheston, R., Cullum, S., Jefferies, R., Ismail, S., Gatting, L., …Gray, R. (2016). Primary care-led dementia diagnosis services in South Gloucestershire: Themes from people and families living with dementia and health care professionals. Dementia, 15(6), 1586-1604. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214566476

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Background: Primary care-led dementia services are an increasingly common form of service delivery; however, little is known about how these services are understood by their main stakeholders: the patients, family member... Read More about Primary care-led dementia diagnosis services in South Gloucestershire: Themes from people and families living with dementia and health care professionals.

The assessment of dementia in primary care (2015)
Journal Article
Dodd, E., Cheston, R., & Ivanecka, A. (2015). The assessment of dementia in primary care. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 22(9), 731-737. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12250

Dementia is an irreversible and progressive condition characterized by a global deterioration of a person’s cognitive abilities. With an ageing population, the number of people diagnosed with dementia is expected to rise both in the UK and abroad. Co... Read More about The assessment of dementia in primary care.

A pilot randomised controlled trial to compare changes in quality of life for participants with early diagnosis dementia who attend a Living Well with Dementia group compared to waiting-list control (2015)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Spreadbury, J., Cheston, R., Coleman, P., Ballinger, C., Mullee, M., …Bartlett, E. (2015). A pilot randomised controlled trial to compare changes in quality of life for participants with early diagnosis dementia who attend a Living Well with Dementia group compared to waiting-list control. Aging and Mental Health, 19(6), 526-535. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.954527

© 2014 Taylor and Francis. Objectives: The aim of this paper is to report a pilot study in which participants who had recently received a diagnosis of dementia were randomised to either a 10-week group intervention or a waiting-list control.Method: M... Read More about A pilot randomised controlled trial to compare changes in quality of life for participants with early diagnosis dementia who attend a Living Well with Dementia group compared to waiting-list control.

The role of the fear-of-loss-of-control marker within the accounts of people affected by dementia about their illness: Implications for psychotherapy (2015)
Journal Article
Cheston, R. (2015). The role of the fear-of-loss-of-control marker within the accounts of people affected by dementia about their illness: Implications for psychotherapy. Quaderni di psicoterapia cognitiva, 37, 45-65. https://doi.org/10.3280/QPC2015-037003

One way research can explore the psychological and social factors underlying the awareness of people affected by dementia about their illness is by intensive examination of the process of psychological change as it occurs both within psychotherapy an... Read More about The role of the fear-of-loss-of-control marker within the accounts of people affected by dementia about their illness: Implications for psychotherapy.