New Directions in Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

by Zandi, Taher; Ham, Richard J.

• ISBN13: 9780306437281
• ISBN10: 0306437287
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-04-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Table of Contents

Alzheimer's Disease and the Family: A Challenge of the New Millennium	p. 3
In Search of the Etiology of Alzheimer's Disease	p. 21
Alzheimer's Disease: Theories of Causation	p. 31
The Reversible Dementias: Do They Reverse?	p. 39
The Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease	p. 59
Cholinergic Drug Studies in Dementia and Depression	p. 65
Verbal Communication Impairment in Dementia Research Frontiers in Language and Cognition	p. 79
Changes in Memory Processes of Dementia Patients	p. 89
Understanding Placement of the Demented Elderly	p. 103
Psychological Difficulties of Caring for Dementia Patients: The Role of Support Groups	p. 113
Easing the Burden of Caregiving for the Paraprofessionals	p. 121
How to Care for Dementia Patients: Case Management Models in Long-Term Home Health Care	p. 127
Encounters of the Mobile Geriatric Team	p. 135
Role of Support Group for the Family Caregiver of Dementia: Recent Developments in the Structure of the Support System	p. 141
Contributors	p. 149
Author Index	p. 151
Subject Index	p. 159
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