Rabins, Peter V. <br/><br/>
Practical dementia care / 
Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos and Cynthia D. Steele. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  1999. 
 - xiii, 290 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. +  hbk. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. 273-8. - Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Definitions and overview of the book -- The evaluation and formulation of dementia -- Diseases typically causing a cortical pattern dementia -- Diseases typically causing subcortical or mixed pattern dementia -- Overview of dementia care -- Supportive care for the patient with dementia -- Supporting the family and the care-provider -- Noncognitive behavioral and psychiatric disorders -- Noncognitive disorders of functioning and disturbances of sleeping, eating and sexuality -- Pharmacologic and other biologic treatments in dementia -- Terminal care -- Ethical and legal issues -- Clinical genetics and dementia. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195106253 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98049715 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dementia--Patients--Care
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.83