Financial vulnerability in Huntington's disease

In this webinar, Clinical Psychologist Sarah Mason will help bring understanding of how and why those with Huntington's disease become financially vulnerable.

If you are affected by Huntington's disease and need support or advice, please contact us on 0151 331 5444 or email [email protected]

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction and aims
01:01 - Examples of financial concern
03:01 - How common are financial problems in Huntington's disease?
06:23 - Advanced Finances Test study results
08:30 - What we mean by financial vulnerability
10:58 - Household susceptibility to financial hardship
13:16 - Impact of financial exploitation
15:53 - Who is more likely to be a victim of financial exploitation?
18:59 - Financial decision-making in people with a neurodegenerative disease
22:19 - What we can infer
23: 20 - Attention and working memory
27:51 - Numeracy
28:46 - Decision-making
34:14 - Social cognition
36:13 - Emotional processing
39:51 - Learning from AD and bvFTD
43:12 - How to support people with Huntington's disease
48:20 - Three steps to support