This book focuses on the clinically distinct categories of non-cognitive symptoms. These are grouped together under the umbrella term Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD).
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Winner of the BMA 2011 book awards: psychiatry category Winner of the Australian Journal of Ageing book of the year award This definitive work on dementia and related disorders has been fully updated and revised to reflect recent advances ...
Mainly affecting the elderly population, heart disease and its main outcome, cardiovascular disease, have become an important risk factor in the development of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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This book does not demand medical expertise, but requires an effort to engage with the psycho-spiritual conditions of dementia sufferers.
Dementia provides a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with dementia.
Her most recent co-edited books are Shattered But Unbroken: Voices of Triumph and Testimony with Amelia van der Merwe (2016), and Holistic Therapy for People with Dissociative Identity Disorder (2017) with Pat Frankish.
Further resources and clinical materials are included in comprehensive appendices. The volume provides essential reading for clinicians and administrators who seek to improve the lives of people with dementia and those who care for them.
... dementia as a problem early on. We need to view the situation through the eyes of the person with dementia rather than ... Confronting the Existential Threat of Dementia: An Exploration into Emotion Regulation, we examine in depth the ...
The organization of the book takes an integrative approach by providing three major sections that (1) establish the neuroanatomical and cognitive framework underlying disorders of cognition, (2) provide fundamental as well as cutting-edge ...
But how much testing is needed? What do the tests tell you? What management options are available? Dementia provides a progressive approach to help you identify and manage the many forms of this complex and devastating disease.
Dementia: Alzheimer's and other Dementias at your fingertips is a practical guide giving comprehensive, medically accurate information on Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in an easy to understand format.