Dementia, 4th Edition
(Sprache: Englisch)
Now published in print and electronic formats, this definitive work on dementia and related disorders has been fully updated and revised to reflect recent advances in this fast moving field.
The incidence of dementia continues to rise as the population of...
The incidence of dementia continues to rise as the population of...
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Now published in print and electronic formats, this definitive work on dementia and related disorders has been fully updated and revised to reflect recent advances in this fast moving field.
The incidence of dementia continues to rise as the population of the world ages, and the condition represents one of the most significant challenges facing societies and health professionals in the next half century. In this, the most comprehensive single volume work available on the subject, the editors have met this challenge by assembling a team of the world's leading experts on all aspects of the condition, from history, epidemiology and social aspects to the latest neurobiological research and advanced therapeutic strategies.
The new edition includes:
the latest neurobiological research made relevant to everyday practice
a thorough review of all treatment strategies from drug and stem cell therapies through to psychosocial interventions
a comprehensive review of carer support strategies,community care, long term care facilities, and behavioural management techniques
contributions from a team of leading international experts and recognised key opinion leaders
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Dementia, Fourth Edition, is essential reading for all specialists in old age psychiatry, neurology and care of the elderly. It will also prove invaluable for all clinicians working with patients affected by dementia, including psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers and specialist nursing staff.
The incidence of dementia continues to rise as the population of the world ages, and the condition represents one of the most significant challenges facing societies and health professionals in the next half century. In this, the most comprehensive single volume work available on the subject, the editors have met this challenge by assembling a team of the world's leading experts on all aspects of the condition, from history, epidemiology and social aspects to the latest neurobiological research and advanced therapeutic strategies.
The new edition includes:
the latest neurobiological research made relevant to everyday practice
a thorough review of all treatment strategies from drug and stem cell therapies through to psychosocial interventions
a comprehensive review of carer support strategies,community care, long term care facilities, and behavioural management techniques
contributions from a team of leading international experts and recognised key opinion leaders
The ebook uses VitalSource(tm) Bookshelf an ebook reader which allows you to:
download the ebook to your computer or access it anywhere with an internet browser;
search the full text of all of the ebooks that you hold on your Bookshelf;
link through from references to PubMed;
make and share notes and highlights on your ebooks;
copy and print text and figures;
customize your view by changing font size and layout.
Dementia, Fourth Edition, is essential reading for all specialists in old age psychiatry, neurology and care of the elderly. It will also prove invaluable for all clinicians working with patients affected by dementia, including psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers and specialist nursing staff.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Dementia, 4th Edition “
Dementia: General Aspects Dementia: historical overview The lived experience of dementia Prevalence and incidence of dementia Criteria for the diagnosis of dementia Assessment of the patient with apparent dementia Screening and assessment instruments for the detection and measurement of cognitive impairment Neuropsychological assessment of dementia Neuropsychiatric aspects of dementia Measurement of neuropsychiatric symptoms, behavioural disturbance and quality of life Cross-cultural issues in the assessment of cognitive impairment Structural brain imaging Functional brain imaging and connectivity in dementia Molecular brain imaging in dementia The neurophysiology of dementia Family carers of people with dementia One caregivers view Dementia care in the community: challenges for primary health and social care Managing co-morbidities and general hospital admissions for people with dementia The role of nursing in the management of dementia Social work and care/case management in dementia Occupational therapy in dementia care The role of the speech and language therapist in the assessment and management of the person with dementia The role of physiotherapy in the management of dementia Therapeutic effects of music in people with dementia Non-pharmacological therapies to manage behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: what works and what doesn't A predominantly psychosocial approach to behaviour problems in dementia: treating causality Drug treatments for the behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia Psychological approaches for the practical management of cognitive impairment in dementia Sexuality and dementia Residential care for people with dementia Design and dementia Legal issues and dementia Driving and dementia Quality of life in dementia: conceptual and practical issues Ethical issues and dementia End-of-life decisions and dementia Care and management of the patient with advanced dementia Alzheimer associations and societies Health economic
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aspects of dementia The global challenge of dementia: what can be done Development of a national strategy for dementia: dementia and policy in the UK The pharmaceutical industry and dementia: how can clinicians, researchers and industry work together ethically for the betterment of people with dementia and their families? Mild cognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment: a historical perspective Clinical characterization of mild cognitive impairment Managing the patient with mild cognitive impairment Alzheimer's disease What is Alzheimer's disease? Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease The natural history of Alzheimer's disease The neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease Neurochemistry of Alzheimer's disease The central role of amyloid in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease Genetics of Alzheimer's disease Blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease Established treatments for Alzheimer's disease: cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine Drug treatments in development for Alzheimer's disease Stem cell therapies for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias Vitamins and complementary therapies used to treat Alzheimer's disease Prevention of Alzheimer's disease Trial designs The overlap and interaction between Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease Vascular factors and Alzheimer's disease Cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment What is vascular cognitive impairment? The neuropathology of vascular dementia Therapeutic strategies for vascular dementia and vascular cognitive disorders Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease Dementia with Lewy bodies: a clinical and historical overview Pathology of dementia with Lewy bodies The treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies Cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson's disease Focal dementias and related issues Frontotemporal dementia Pick's disease: its relationship to progressive aphasia, semantic dementia and frontotemporal dementia The genetics and molecular pathology of frontotemporal lobar degeneration Semantic dementia Primary progressive aphasia and posterior cortical atrophy The cerebellum and cognitive impairment Other dementias and neuropsychiatric disorders associated with cognitive impairments Depression with cognitive impairment Schizophrenia, cognitive impairment and dementia Dementia in intellectual disabilities Alcohol-related dementia and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome Huntingdon's disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other prion diseases Uncommon forms of dementia
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Autoren-Porträt von David Ames, Alistair Burns, John O'Brein
David Ames BA MD FRCPsych FRANZCP Professor of Ageing and Health National Ageing Research Institute University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Alistair Burns MPhil MD FRCP FRCPsych Professor of Old Age Psychiatry University of Manchester, Manchester, UK John O'Brien MA DM, FRCPsych Professor of Old Age Psychiatry Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: David Ames , Alistair Burns , John O'Brein
- 2010, 1 Seiten, Maße: 22 x 28,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN-10: 0340987278
- ISBN-13: 9780340987278
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Dementia, 4th Edition “
Every major area of scientific enquiry is covered here, with an emphasis on those which are clinically relevant... It's the ideal accessible and genuinely useful reference work for a broad range of readers. IPAJ It's the ideal accessible and genuinely useful reference work for a broad range of readers International Psychogeriatrics Most readers will approach this book a chapter at a time; as such, it fills an ideal gap on the bookshelf...it's the ideal accessible and genuinely useful reference work for a broad range of readers. International Psychogeriatrics, 2011
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