Practical Dementia Care - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199376832 ISBN 13: 9780199376834

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive, yet practical guide to the care and management of patients with dementia from 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 givers responsible for the care of individuals with dementia. In the Third Edition, the authors have increased their emphasis on the use of non-pharmacologic 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 received extensive revision or expansion include those on diagnostic techniques, early prevention, evaluation of clinical needs, and variations between sites of care.

About this title

About the Author

Peter V. Rabins is the founding director of the Division of Geriatric and Neuropsychiatry in the Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He was the Richman Family Professor of Alzhiemer's disease and related disorders.

Review

"This is a nicely written description of dementia for health care professionals... I liked this book, which I thought provided a reasonably detailed account but in a clear and understandable way. If the unit for which you work cares for more than an occasional patient with dementia, this would be a useful volume to have on the library shelf, particularly for new members of staff." - Roger Woodruff, January 2017

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0199376832
• ISBN 13: 9780199376834
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Rabins Peter V