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Published in: BMC Psychiatry 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Debate

Cognitive medicine – a new approach in health care science

Authors: Anders Wallin, Petronella Kettunen, Per M. Johansson, Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir, Christer Nilsson, Michael Nilsson, Marie Eckerström, Arto Nordlund, Lars Nyberg, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Johan Svensson, Beata Terzis, Lars-Olof Wahlund, H. Georg Kuhn

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

The challenges of today’s society call for more knowledge about how to maintain all aspects of cognitive health, such as speed/attention, memory/learning, visuospatial ability, language, executive capacity and social cognition during the life course.

Main text

Medical advances have improved treatments of numerous diseases, but the cognitive implications have not been sufficiently addressed. Disability induced by cognitive dysfunction is also a major issue in groups of patients not suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. Recent studies indicate that several negative lifestyle factors can contribute to the development of cognitive impairment, but intervention and prevention strategies have not been implemented. Disability due to cognitive failure among the workforce has become a major challenge. Globally, the changing aging pyramid results in increased prevalence of cognitive disorders, and the diversity of cultures influences the expression, manifestation and consequences of cognitive dysfunction.

Conclusions

Major tasks in the field of cognitive medicine are basic neuroscience research to uncover diverse disease mechanisms, determinations of the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction, health-economical evaluations, and intervention studies. Raising awareness for cognitive medicine as a clinical topic would also highlight the importance of specialized health care units for an integrative approach to the treatment of cognitive dysfunctions.
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Metadata
Title
Cognitive medicine – a new approach in health care science
Authors
Anders Wallin
Petronella Kettunen
Per M. Johansson
Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir
Christer Nilsson
Michael Nilsson
Marie Eckerström
Arto Nordlund
Lars Nyberg
Katharina S. Sunnerhagen
Johan Svensson
Beata Terzis
Lars-Olof Wahlund
H. Georg Kuhn
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1615-0

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