Alzheimer's and other dementias /

With more people in the world living into older age, Alzheimer's and other Dementias: The Facts takes a comprehensive look at the spread of dementia, and provides authoritative information and practical advice for sufferers, their families, and the medical professionals who care for them. Writt...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Hughes, Julian C.
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Rhifyn:1st ed.
Cyfres:Facts (Oxford, England)
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=467534
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Setting the scene
  • How the brain works
  • Defining dementia
  • Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment
  • Vascular dementia
  • Dementia with Lewy bodies
  • Frontotemporal dementias
  • Other dementias
  • Assessment
  • Social approaches to living with dementia
  • Psychological approaches to management of dementia and depression
  • Drug treatments
  • Spiritual, palliative, and supportive care, Challenges in caring
  • Facts and values.