Practical dementia care / edited by Peter V. Rabins, Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Professor of the Practice, Erickson School, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Cynthia D. Steele, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Contributor(s): Rabins, Peter V [editor.] | Lyketsos, Constantine G [editor.] | Steele, Cynthia [editor.] | Rabins, Peter V. Practical dementia care.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: Third edition.Description: x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199376834 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Dementia -- Patients -- Care | Dementia -- therapy | Dementia -- etiologyGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RC521 .R33 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000009449 |
Preceded by Practical dementia care / Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Cynthia D. Steele. 2nd ed. 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Definitions and overview of the book / Constantine G. Lyketsos -- Neurodegenerative diseases causing dementia / Paul Rosenberg, Gregory Pontone, Chiadikaobi Onyike -- Other diseases causing dementia / Peter V. Rabins -- The evaluation and formulation of dementia / Constantine G. Lyketsos -- Overview of dementia care / Quincy Samus and Betty Black -- Supportive care for the patient / Constantine G. Lyketsos and Peter V. Rabins -- Support for the family and care providers / Peter V. Rabins and Constantine G. Lyketsos -- Disease specific therapies and symptomatic cognitive enhancement / Christopher Marano and Constantine Lyketsos -- Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia : general approach and non-pharmacologic treatment / Helen C. Kales -- Pharmacologic treatments for neuropsychiatric symptoms / Christopher Marano and Constantine G. Lyketsos -- Prevention, early detection, and mild cognitive impairment / Paul Rosenberg -- Care in advanced disease / Peter V. Rabins -- Ethical and legal issues / Peter V. Rabins.