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Conventional treatment for Alzheimer's disease focuses on medication, emotional support, and forms of behavior modification to help a person remember better and cope with everyday activities. Here are some additional forms of therapy that have also been found useful for people with the disease. You can find therapists who provide such services or adapt them for use at home.

Note that no therapy of any kind has been found to reverse the effects of Alzheimer's. But it's possible to slow its course or simply improve the quality of life for someone battling the disease.