Cognitive Disorders

Most psychologists and psychiatrists have seen fit to replace the term organic mental syndromes with that of dementia and other cognitive disorders by identifying patients with structural brain deterioration. The change stems from the need to go beyond the separation of mind and body where one cannot be defined without the other. In fact, in clinical patients with a cognitive disorder not only of neurological problems but also emotional and relational difficulties. Neglecting this aspect means not taking into account the whole person and therefore preclude a treatment that takes into account the mutual influence between the cognitive domain and affective sphere.