Brian Draper

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book tells you everything you need to know about Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, from symptoms, assessment and diagnosis, to the different kinds of treatment and management of dementia. Taking into account the latest research, and ethical and legal issues, there is also useful advice and ways to support relatives and carers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 166mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9781849053747
• ISBN-10: 184905374X
• Artikelnr.: 37556438

Autorenporträt

Brian Draper is Conjoint Professor in the School of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He is the Director of the Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry and Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Board Member of the International Psychogeriatric Association and Past Chair of the Australian Government's Psychogeriatric Care Expert Reference Group and of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Brian lives in Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. 1. What is Dementia? 2. Prevention of Dementia - General
Strategies. 3. Prevention of Dementia - Strategies for Individuals at Risk.
4. The Symptoms and Course of Dementia. 5. Types of Dementia. 6. Dementia
Assessment. 7. Drug Treatments. 8. Psychosocial Treatments. 9. Family and
Other Caregivers. 10. Community Care Services. 11. Residential Long-term
Care. 12. Ethical and Legal Issues. 13. The Future. Appendix I: Telephone
Helplines. Appendix II: Websites with Information About Accessing Services
in Canada, Ireland, the UK and the US. Appendix III: Books for Carers.
Glossary. References. Index.