Marc E. Agronin

Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Enriched by case studies from his own career, Dr. Agronin creates a volume full of humanity, insight, and knowledge that is sure to inform and improve the habits and methods of any clinician who deals with Alzheimer's s disease and other forms of dementia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135074807
• Artikelnr.: 40808146

Autorenporträt

Marc E. Agronin, MD, is a board-certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist; he serves as the medical director for mental health and clinical research at the Miami Jewish Health Systems and as an affiliate associate professor of psychiatry and neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is the author of numerous articles and books in the field of psychiatry and a nationally known speaker and expert on Alzheimer's disease and other late-life psychiatric disorders. In 2008, Dr. Agronin was named "clinician of the year" by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. He is the author of How We Age: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Growing Old and Therapy with Older Clients: Key Strategies for Success, as well as coeditor of Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry, second edition.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Foreword
Peter V. Rabins
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the third edition
SECTION I - Clinical Assessment of Dementia
Chapter 1 An Overview of Dementia
Chapter 2 The Dementia Work-Up
SECTION II - Dementia Subtypes
Chapter 3 Mild Cognitive Impairment
Chapter 4 Alzheimer¿s Disease
Chapter 5 Vascular Dementia
Chapter 6 Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Chapter 7 Frontotemporal Dementia
Chapter 8 Dementia Associated with Medical Conditions
SECTION III - Psychiatric Conditions Associated with Dementia
Chapter 9 Agitation and Psychosis
Chapter 10 Depression, Anxiety and Apathy
SECTION IV - Psychosocial Issues in Dementia Care
Chapter 11 Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 12 Caring for the Caregiver
INDEX