Dementia Essay
Suggested Outline
I. History of disorder—Brief intro to paper, name changes for the disorder,
how common is it, who gets this disorder, when, where.
II. Symptoms
III. Assessment—tests, other ways it is diagnosed, how is it different from other
disorders?
IV. Causes (Biological, genetic, environment, cognitive, behavioral, sociocultural)
V. Treatments (Medications, Cognitive therapy, behavioral treatment, family
therapy, nontraditional treatments)
a. National organizations/Local organizations
b. Local treatment providers—specific examples
VI. How effective are the treatments? Short and long term outcome success?
Compare two treatments.
