- Age Friendly Karnataka: Kannada leaflet on dementia.
- From NIMHANS/ ARDSI: Kannada report on dementia in India.
- From Mangalore Alzheimer’s Association (MAA): Several online videos in Kannada. A book. Also, other support.
- From ARDSI Bangalore: Helplines and in-person support in Kannada.
- From ARDSI Mysore: Helplines and in-person support in Kannada.
- From Old age/ Mental Health Portals from India: short introductions for dementia/ Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Other videos in Kannada(YouTube).
- Also see: Other possible sources for Kannada information.
Age Friendly Karnataka: Kannada leaflet on dementia.
A two-page leaflet on dementia in Kannada, ಡಿಮೆನ್ಷಿಯಾ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ, was prepared by the Geriatric Psychiatry team of NIMHANS for the “Age Friendly Karnataka” public awareness work of Karnataka Legal Services Authority, the Senior Citizen Resource Centre, Govt of Karnataka, and NIMHANS. It has been made available here for the convenience of caregivers.
View/ download the leaflet here: ಡಿಮೆನ್ಷಿಯಾ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ, Kannada leaflet on dementia, PDF file (3 MB) Opens in new window or view it in the viewer below.
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Open in new tab From NIMHANS/ ARDSI: Kannada report on dementia in India.
The Executive Summary of the Dementia India Report 2010 is available in Kannada. It was released by NIMHANS, Bangalore, in 2011, and is available on Dementia Care Notes with their permission. This Kannada translation includes explanations, figures and tables that give basic information on what dementia is, the various types of dementia, the symptoms, risk factors, etc. The document also includes information on what care involves, challenges faced by caregivers, and the status of support in India.
Some selected excerpts from the report are given as a slideshow below (use the arrows to see “What is dementia”, “Impact of dementia on person, family, and society”, “Risk factors for dementia”, and “Types of dementia”.
View/ download the report here: Kannada version of the Executive Summary of the Dementia India Report 2010, PDF file (1.18 MB) Opens in new window or view it in the viewer below.
Loading...From Mangalore Alzheimer’s Association (MAA): Several online videos in Kannada. A book. Also, other support.
The Mangalore Alzheimer’s Association (MAA) works actively in providing information and support in Kannada. They also have several Kannada videos on dementia available on YouTube. Here is one such video: ALZHEIMER’S TALK in KANNADA (Mangalore Alzheimer’s Association) Opens in new window.
Many more videos can be seen at their YouTube channel Opens in new window.
A 32-page book on dementia care, ಅಲ್ಝೆಹಾಗೂ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಶುಶ್ರೂಷಾ ಸಿಭಂಧಿಗಳು ಅನುಸನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ್ ನಿಯಮಗಳು was published by Spoorthi Trust, “Priya Clinic” KodialGuthu East, 2nd Cross, Next to Empire Mall. Mangalore 575 003. To know more/ find how to get it, please contact Phone 0824 249 5128; email : jardinedsouza@gmail.com.
More contact information and some other details on MAA are available on our page: Resources for dementia care: Bangalore (Bengaluru), Mysore (Mysuru), Mangalore, Kolar.
From ARDSI Bangalore: Helplines and in-person support in Kannada.
The Bangalore chapter of ARDSI (Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders of India), and its promoting entity, Nightingales Medical Trust, provide dementia information and counselling in Kannada. They may be able to give you printed booklets. Contact +91 80 4242 6565, email dementiabangalore@gmail.com. You can get more contact details and other information of ARDSI Bangalore Chapter and of Nightingales Medical Trust on our page here: Resources for dementia care: Bangalore (Bengaluru), Mysore (Mysuru), Mangalore, Kolar.
From ARDSI Mysore: Helpline and in-person support in Kannada.
The Mysore chapter of ARDSI (Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders of India) provides dementia information and counselling in Kannada. They may be able to give you printed booklets. More information and contact details of this chapter can be seen on our page here: Resources for dementia care: Bangalore (Bengaluru), Mysore (Mysuru), Mangalore, Kolar.
From Old age/ Mental Health Portals from India: short introductions for dementia/ Alzheimer’s Disease.
White Swan Foundation, a website on mental health, has a Kannada section. This includes pages on dementia and Alzheimer’s, such as Dementia ಡಿಮೆನ್ಶಿಯ Opens in new window, Alzheimer’s Disease ಆಲ್ಜೈಮರ್ಸ್ ಖಾಯಿಲೆ Opens in new window, and Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease ಆಲ್ಜೈಮರ್ಸ್ ಖಾಯಿಲೆಯನ್ನು ಅರಿಯುವುದು Opens in new window.
Other videos in Kannada(YouTube).
(Also, see above under Mangalore Alzheimer’s Association for several videos).
Also see: Other possible sources for Kannada information.
Information on some organizations working in Karnataka is provided at our page here: Resources for dementia care: Bangalore (Bengaluru), Mysore (Mysuru), Mangalore, Kolar. Some of these may be able to provide more support/ information in Kannada.
Of special note here is the National Institute for Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), a premier world-class institution working with the public.
Additional: One well-known and critically-acclaimed Kannada movie that depicted dementia is Godhi Banna Sadharane Mykattu (ಗೋಧಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಸಾಧಾರಣ ಮೈಕಟ್ಟು) . Read about the movie and its depiction, and how it can be used to understand dementia and what are its limitations as a source of dementia/ care information: Indian movies depicting dementia: Godhi Banna Sadharane Mykattu.
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