First steps to living with dementia
By: Dr. Simon Atkins
Series: First steps; First steps series (Oxford, England)
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9780745955568; 9780745957210
Subjects: Patients; Dementia; Care
Other titles: Living with dementia
Description: "What is dementia? Is it the same as Alzheimer's? What symptoms should you look out for? Where can you go to find help? What treatments are available? In this short but comprehensive introduction, Dr Simon Atkins clears away the myths, and sets out the facts about this increasingly common condition. Whether you are concerned for yourself or someone else, First Steps to Living with Dementia will advise you about how it is diagnosed, conventional medical treatments and alternative remedies, the social and financial support available, and the lifestyle changes that can help prevent it."--Back cover.
Notes: On cover: "foreword by Baroness Susan Greenfield, neuroscientist at the University of Oxford researching into Alzheimer's disease."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What is dementia?; title: Symptoms of dementia; title: First steps to finding a diagnosis; title: At the memory clinic; title: Medical treatments; title: Natural and alternative remedies; title: Dealing with troublesome symptoms; title: Legal and financial help for those with dementia; title: Can dementia be prevented?; title: some final thoughts; title: Appendices (The brain made easy ; Sources of help and advice ; Useful resources).