Gwen Yeo

Ethnicity and Dementias

Herausgeber: Yeo, Gwen

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 549g
• ISBN-13: 9781560324362
• ISBN-10: 1560324368
• Artikelnr.: 54587869

Autorenporträt

Stanford Geriatric Education Center, Stanford University., Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Overview of Issues; Chapter 1 Background
Gwen Yeo; Chapter 2 An Overview of Dementia and Ethnicity with Special Emphasis on the Epidemiology of Dementia
Eric B. Larson
Yukimichi Imai; Chapter 3 Variations in Dementia Characteristics by Ethnic Category
Gwen Yeo
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Morton Lieberman; Part 2 Assessment of Cognitive Status with Different Ethnic Populations; Chapter 4 The Process of Development of Valid and Reliable Neuropsychological Assessment Measures for English- and Spanish-Speaking Elderly Persons
Dan Mungas; Chapter 5 Issues in Neuropsychological Assessment for Hispanic Older Adults: Cultural and Linguistic Factors
I. Maribel Taussig
Marcel Pontón; Chapter 6 Issues in Assessing Dementia in African American Elders
F. M. Baker; Chapter 7 Cross-Cultural Testing and the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument
Evelyn Lee Teng; Part 3 Working with Families of Dementia Patients from Different Ethnic Populations; Chapter 8 Working with Chinese Families in the Context of Dementia
Kathryn Sabrena Elliott
Mariann Di Minno
Darrick Lam
Alicia Mei Tu; Chapter 9 Techniques of Working with Japanese American Families
Phyllis M. Tempo
Ann Saito; Chapter 10 Filipino American Families and Caregiving
Melen R. McBride
Heide Parreno; Chapter 11 Service Delivery Issues and Recommendations for Working with Mexican American Family Caregivers
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Melissa Talamantes
Rosa Ramirez
Irene Valverde; Chapter 12 Cultural Dynamics of Dementia in a Cuban and Puerto Rican Population in the United States
J. Neil Henderson; Chapter 13 African American Families: Management of Demented Elders
Irene Daniels Lewis
Marie S. Chavis Ausberry; Chapter 14 Dementia and American Indian Populations
B. Josea Kramer; Chapter 15 Working with American Indian Elders in the City: Reflections of an American Indian Social Worker
AI Cross; Chapter 16 Caring for Cognitively Impaired American Indian Elders: Difficult Situations
Few Options
Robert John
Catherine Hagan Hennessy
Lonnie C. Roy
Margot L. Salvini; Part 4 Special Issues and Special Populations; Chapter 17 Prevention of Multi-Infarct Dementia and Stroke in Ethnically Diverse Populations
Harry Ward
Donald E. Morisky
Desserie Jones; Chapter 18 Dealing with Ethnic Diversity in Nursing Homes
Irene Daniels Lewis
Shirley Kirchen; Chapter 19 Ethnic Diversity Among Veterans with Dementia
Susan G. Cooley; Part 5 Implications for the Future; Chapter 20 Implications for Future Policy and Research
Suzanne Hanser
Dorothy Howe
Kathleen Kelly;