Practical dementia care /
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Third edition. |
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Item Description: | Preceded by Practical dementia care / Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Cynthia D. Steele. 2nd ed. 2006. |
Carrier Form: | x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780199376834 0199376832 |
Index Number: | RC521 |
CLC: | R473.74 |
Call Number: | R473.74/P895/3rd ed. |
Contents: |
Definitions and overview of the book / Neurodegenerative diseases causing dementia / Other diseases causing dementia / The evaluation and formulation of dementia / Overview of dementia care / Supportive care for the patient / Support for the family and care providers / Disease specific therapies and symptomatic cognitive enhancement / Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia : general approach and non-pharmacologic treatment / Pharmacologic treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms / Prevention, early detection, and mild cognitive impairment / Care in advanced disease / Ethical and legal issues / |