Practical dementia care /
Rabins, Peter V.,editor.
Lyketsos, Constantine G.,editor.
Steele, Cynthia,1947-editor.
Preceded by (work):Rabins, Peter V.,Practical dementia care.
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.
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