This book tells you everything you need to know about Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, from symptoms, assessment and diagnosis, to the different kinds of treatment and management of dementia. Taking into account the latest research, and ethical and legal issues, there is also useful advice and ways to support relatives and carers.
This book tells you everything you need to know about Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, from symptoms, assessment and diagnosis, to the different kinds of treatment and management of dementia. Taking into account the latest research, and ethical and legal issues, there is also useful advice and ways to support relatives and carers.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Brian Draper is Conjoint Professor in the School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He has been the Assistant Director of the Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry at Prince of Wales and Prince Henry Hospitals in Sydney since 1992, and is Chair of the Australian government's Psychogeriatric Care Expert Reference Group and Past Chair of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). He is also the leader of the Special Groups with Dementia node of the Dementia Collaborative Research Centres (DCRC), which conducts research into dementia in persons from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, dementia in indigenous people and younger onset dementia. Brian lives in Australia.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface. 1. What is Dementia? 2. Prevention of Dementia - General Strategies. 3. Prevention of Dementia - Strategies for Individuals at Risk. 4. The Symptoms and Course of Dementia. 5. Types of Dementia. 6. Dementia Assessment. 7. Drug Treatments. 8. Psychosocial Treatments. 9. Family and Other Caregivers. 10. Community Care Services. 11. Residential Long-term Care. 12. Ethical and Legal Issues. 13. The Future. Appendix I: Telephone Helplines. Appendix II: Websites with Information About Accessing Services in Canada, Ireland, the UK and the US. Appendix III: Books for Carers. Glossary. References. Index.
Preface. 1. What is Dementia? 2. Prevention of Dementia - General Strategies. 3. Prevention of Dementia - Strategies for Individuals at Risk. 4. The Symptoms and Course of Dementia. 5. Types of Dementia. 6. Dementia Assessment. 7. Drug Treatments. 8. Psychosocial Treatments. 9. Family and Other Caregivers. 10. Community Care Services. 11. Residential Long-term Care. 12. Ethical and Legal Issues. 13. The Future. Appendix I: Telephone Helplines. Appendix II: Websites with Information About Accessing Services in Canada, Ireland, the UK and the US. Appendix III: Books for Carers. Glossary. References. Index.
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