Practical Dementia Care
Description:... This updated edition of Practical Dementia Care translates the latest advances in dementia research into practices for the best possible care. With an approach that's focused on maximizing quality of life, the authors have compiled a wide overview of treatments for dementia's most common behavioral and neuropsychiatric symptoms, covering the course of the disease from time od diagnosis to the end of life. In the third edition, the authors have increased their emphasis on the use of nonpharmacologic 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 recieved extensive revision or expansion include those on diagnostic techniques, early prevention, evaluation of clinical needs, and variations between sites of care. Overall, this comprehensive yet practical giude will be an invaluable resource to the increasing number of health care professionals who are responsible for treating patients with dementia. (back cover).
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