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Title Details
3rd Ed.
2016 © Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-937683-4
Psychiatry, Geriatric Medicine
Additional Details
This is a comprehensive, yet practical guide to the care and management of patients with dementia from time of diagnosis to the end of life. It is intended for the increasing number of physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and long-term care givers responsible for the care of individuals with dementia. In the Third Edition, the authors have increased their emphasis on the use of non-pharmacologic treatments for behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms and incorporated the previous edition's chapter on genetics into their discussion of specific diseases that cause dementia. Other sections that have received extensive revision or expansion include those on diagnostic techniques, early prevention, evaluation of clinical needs, and variations between sites of care.
Features:
- • Latest edition translates most recent advances in dementia research into best practices for care
- • Provides wide overview of treatments for dementia's most common symptoms
- • Practical approach to patient care emphasizes maximizing quality of life
New to this Edition:
- • Discussion of new diagnostic techniques, with a focus on clinical application; expanded information on neuropsychological testing
- • Expanded discussion of the limits of pharmacotherapy for cognitive and non-cognitive symptoms
- • Increased emphasis on types of non-pharmacologic care, including expanded information on activity-related therapies
- • Expanded discussion of both primary (pre-symptomatic) and secondary (earlier symptomatic) prevention, which reflects a renewed emphasis in dementia care
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