ABC of Dementia is a practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment and management of dementia within primary care. Beginning with the initial diagnosis and assessment of dementia, it helps distinguish between the different cognitive presentations that may or may not be dementia. It covers early intervention options, drug treatments and behavioural and psychological symptoms, as well as dementia in primary care and in acute hospital settings, and dementia in younger people. Person centred care and the impact of dementia upon the families and carers is emphasised throughout, as are the complex legal and ethical issues involved with dementia patients and their families. The concluding chapter addresses care pathways and the planning and provision of care at the end of life. From a multidisciplinary author team, ABC of Dementia is a valuable resource for general practitioners, family physicians and other health care professionals caring for patients with dementia and related disorders. It is also relevant for geriatricians, psychologists, specialist and practice nurses, and nursing home staff. INDICE: List of Contributors Introduction– A Call to Action Bernie Coope and Felicity A. Richards 1 Dementia in the UK Bernie Coope 2 Causes of Dementia Georgios S. Theodoulou 3 Assessment of Dementia Bernie Coope and Felicity A. Richards 4 Early Intervention for Dementia Bernie Coope and Tanya Jacobs 5 Drug Treatment Solmaz Sadagiani 6 Dementia and families Jenny La Fontaine 7 Person Centred Care Dawn Brooker 8 Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Dhanjeev Marrie and Sally R. Williams 9 Dementia in Younger People Peter Bentham 10 Dementia in Primary Care Simon Rumley 11 Dementia in The Acute Hospital Elizabeth Ward, Daryl L. Leung, and Georgios Theodoulou 12 Dementia and the Law Felicity A. Richards and Jelena Jankovic 13 End of life care in dementia Kay DeVries Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-47402-0
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 80
- Fecha Publicación: 06/05/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés