Practical Dementia Care

by Rabins, Peter V.; Lyketsos, Constantine G.; Steele, Cynthia D.

• ISBN13: 9780195169782
• ISBN10: 0195169786
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is a comprehensive yet practical guide to the care and management of patients with dementia from the time of diagnosis to the end of life. It is intended for the increasing number of physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and long-term care giversresponsible for the care of individuals with dementia. For the Second Edition, the authors have added a chapter on mild cognitive impairment. The sections that received the most extensive revision or expansion include those on drug therapy; the pathophysiology of several causes of dementia;psychiatric symptoms of dementia and their treatment (especially drug treatment); and dementia in special environments (especially assisted living and nursing homes).

Table of Contents

Foreword, Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D.	vii
Introduction	xiii
CHAPTER 1 Definitions and Overview of the Book	1	(14)
CHAPTER 2 The Evaluation and Formulation of Dementia	15	(28)
CHAPTER 3 Diseases Causing a Cortical Pattern of Dementia	43	(14)
CHAPTER 4 Diseases Typically Causing Subcortical or Mixed Pattern Dementias	57	(18)
CHAPTER 5 Overview of Dementia Care	75	(14)
CHAPTER 6 Supportive Care for the Patient With Dementia	89	(20)
CHAPTER 7 Supporting the Family and Care Provider	109	(22)
CHAPTER 8 Noncognitive Behavioral and Neuropsychiatric Disorders	131	(38)
CHAPTER 9 Noncognitive Functional Disorders and Disturbances in Sleeping, Eating, and Sexuality	169	(32)
CHAPTER 10 Pharmacologic and Other Biologic Treatments in Dementia	201	(30)
CHAPTER 11 Prevention, Early Detection, and Mild Cognitive Impairment	231	(10)
CHAPTER 12 Terminal Care	241	(10)
CHAPTER 13 Ethical and Legal Issues	251	(18)
CHAPTER 14 Clinical Genetics and Dementia	269	(8)
Appendices	277	(24)
Glossary	301	(10)
Bibliography	311	(8)
Index	319