Practical Dementia Care

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.

Auteur

Peter V. Rabins is the founding director of the Division of Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry in the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He was the Richman Family Professor of Alzhiemer's disease and related disorders.

Contenu

Chapter 1 Definitions and overview of the book Constantine G. Lyketsos Chapter 2 Neurodegenerative diseases causing dementia Paul Rosenberg, Gregory Pontone, Chiadikaobi Onyike CHAPTER 3 Other diseases causing dementia Peter V. Rabins CHAPTER 4 The evaluation and formulation of dementia Constantine G. Lyketsos CHAPTER 5 Overview of dementia care Quincy Samus and Betty Black CHAPTER 6 Supportive care for the patient Constantine G. Lyketsos and Peter V. Rabins CHAPTER 7 Support for the family and care providers Peter V. Rabins and Constantine G. Lyketsos CHAPTER 8 Disease specific therapies and symptomatic cognitive enhancement Christopher Marano and Constantine Lyketsos CHAPTER 9 Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: general approach and non-pharmacologic treatment Helen C. Kales CHAPTER 10 Pharmacologic treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms Christopher Marano and Constantine G. Lyketsos CHAPTER 11 Prevention, early detection and mild cognitive impairment Paul Rosenberg CHAPTER 12 Care in Advanced disease Peter V. Rabins CHAPTER 13 Ethical and Legal Issues Peter V. Rabins