Dr Anne Unkenstein, PhD is a clinical neuropsychologist who has focused on working with people who experience changes in their memory. For over 25 years, Anne worked in a memory clinic at a large city-based public hospital in Melbourne. She has made educating the community about memory a priority throughout her career, making contributions to written information about memory and dementia in newsletters, on websites and 'help sheets', and giving regular presentations through Dementia Australia, Council on the Ageing, community organisations, TV and radio talkback.

• IntroductionChapter 1 How memory worksChapter 2 How memory changes as we get olderChapter 3 What else affects memory? Health, attitude, lifestyleChapter 4 Memory during menopauseChapter 5 What can we do to reduce the risk of developing dementia?Chapter 6 Strategies for everyday memoryChapter 7 Working and learningChapter 8 What if it's dementia?Chapter 9 Changes in someone else's memory - what can we do?Chapter 10 Towards a memory-wise communityAcknowledgementsResourcesNotesIndex

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