Practical dementia care / Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos and Cynthia D. Steele.
By: Rabins, Peter V
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Contributor(s): Lyketsos, Constantine G | Steele, Cynthia.
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BookPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999Description: xiii, 290 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0195106253.Subject(s): Dementia -- Patients -- CareDDC classification: 616.83 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.83 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077833 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.83 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077832 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Practical Dementia Care is an evidence-based approach to the treatment and management of patients with dementia from the time of diagnosis to the end of life. The book includes sections on epidemiology, definitions, and a discussion of the most common causes of dementia, such as Alzheimer disease. The major emphasis of the book is on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of dementia. Several chapters discuss in detail available disease and symptom therapies for dementia patients. Emphasis is also placed on the provision of comprehensive supportive care of dementia patients and their caregivers. Two chapters are dedicated to the management of common behavior disorders, such as aggression and depression, and to the management of functional problems, such as bathing and dressing. Chapters on ethical issues, care of terminal dementia patients, and genetics, and a glossary of terms round off the book. This book was written for clinicians of many disciplines, including physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and others who care for patients with dementia in almost any setting, including long-term care.
Bibliography: p. 273-8. - Includes index.
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.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface to Second Edition
- Introduction
- 1 Definitions and Overview of the Book
- 2 The Evaluation and Formulation of Dementia
- 3 Diseases Causing a Cortical Pattern of Dementia
- 4 Diseases Typically Causing Subcortical or Mixed Pattern Dementias
- 5 Overview of Dementia Care
- 6 Supportive Care for the Patient with Dementia
- 7 Supporting the Family and Care Provider
- 8 Non-Cognitive Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
- 9 Non-Cognitive Functional Disorders and Disturbances in Sleeping, Eating, and Sexuality
- 10 Pharmacologic and Other Biologic Treatments in Dementia
- 11 Prevention, Early Detection and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
- 12 Terminal Care
- 14 Clinical Genetics and Dementia
- Glossary References
- Appendices