Contents
Letter from the Editor
Louisa Shirley
Letter from the Guest Editor
Debbie Sheward
Letter from the Chair
Don Brechin
Creative service delivery: A pilot study of a mixed ability Cognitive Stimulation Therapy group in a residential home setting
Emma Hartley, Julia Taylor & Marta de Madariaga Lopez
The dementia patient and other identities: Exploring the role identity theories have in explaining the effects of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in people with dementia
Ying Teh & Stephanie Crawford
Simulated Presence Therapy: A psychological approach to challenging behaviour in dementia care
Sara Andargachew
The looking glass selves: A support group for people with dementia
Claire Appleton
A toe in the water: Person-centred counselling approaches to working with people with dementia
Pamela Bruce-Hay, Penny Dodds, Sally Stapleton & Clare Crellin
A critical review of psychosocial interventions for dementia caregivers
Louise Roach
Meeting the needs of carers: Applying a CBT for Carers package to groups. Does it reduce levels of depression?
Candy Stone & Lisa Beevers
A psychodynamic perspective on dementia care
Paul Terry
A review of psychological approaches to working with older adults with personality disorders
Louise Watts
Personality disorder in later life - a pilot treatment group
Elixabeth Kemp
Forthcoming Regional Newsletter editions
Geographical Group Convenors
PSIGE National Committee
Recent journal articles by PSIGE members