A Caregiver’s Guide To Addressing Cognitive Impairment In Mental Health
Cognition refers to mental activities we all process. This includes attention, learning and memory, problem solving, planning, reasoning and judgment, understanding, creativity, intuition, insight, and selfawareness. These mental activities can be impaired by mental health conditions.
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