For what is Clinical Psychology? It is, ultimately, helping the child/adult understand how his brain works and finding the right environment that will enable him to prosper and bloom.
When a person perceives his memory or other cognitive function as “not as good as before” but scores within “average range” in objective testing, he may be experiencing Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) – the initial sign of Dementia. The next stage of the disease is normally symptoms of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). This is when…
In my practice, I have come across clients, particularly retirees, with complaints of deterioration of their memory. After a neuropsychological assessment, results showed that memory functioning was within average range compared to people in their age range. This meant that the memory”deterioration”was not really a deterioration but rather diminished memory capacity due to, in this…
Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease (The Alzheimer’s Association, alz.org). Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) estimates that in 2013 there were 44.4 million persons worldwide with the disease. This number is estimated to increase to…
The brain is the most important part of our body. One of the best ways we can take care of it is through exercise. Why is exercise good for you? Exercise can take various forms depending on whatever a person is comfortable with. Some people like to work out at the gym or play a…
A number of my clients are people in their 50s, 60s and 70s referred to me by their neurologist to help find out why they are having memory difficulties. Are the difficulties related to advancing age? Or secondary to a neurological condition (such as Alzheimer’s Disease)? Or due to depression? Neuropsychological assessment will help find…