MEMORY INTERVENTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA

It is possible to design effective, pragmatically useful memory interv entions for persons with Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT). A rev iew of successful memory interventions for such populations is present ed. A particularly effective intervention technique, spaced-retrieval, is described and the theoretical basis for its effectiveness is discu ssed. A detailed account is presented of a spaced-retrieval interventi on in which persons with DAT are trained to learn and utilize a strate gy, i.e., remembering to use a calendar listing daily activities. Dire ctions for future research in this area are offered.