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What is Cognitive Ageing

Chapter 7
Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care
Cognitive ageing is the change in cognitive abilities due to increasing age. It is a normal phenomenon and certain functions like memory, processing speed and reasoning are more prone to decline with age.
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Cognition in Ageing: Implications for Assessment and Intervention
Susmita Halder (Institute of Psychiatry, India) and Akash Kumar Mahato (Amity University, India)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3480-8.ch007
Abstract
This chapter focuses on cognitive functions and impairment in the elderly; its implications in daily functioning with inputs on differences in the existing literature. The chapter further focuses on the diagnostic and assessment issues and intervention strategies. Ageing is an inevitable phase of life and encompasses changes in physical, psychological and social realms of an individual. Concern with the dwindling health and presence of any medical issues make the geriatric population prone to develop mental health conditions. Poor memory and reduced functional ability is one of the common complaints from older adults coming to psychiatric or neurology clinics. Cognitive functions have been well documented regarding their role in daily functioning of an individual. With growing age of the brain; while some cognitive functions do slow down; some of the functions do evolve better with experience. In this context, it is important to differentiate between normal age related cognitive changes and symptoms of any degenerative disease.
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