Alzheimer's epidemic
Subtitle: how today's care is failing millions of patients and families--and how we can do better
By: by Kenneth S. Kosik and Ellen Clegg.
Contributors: Clegg, Ellen, 1950-
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781591027287
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease -- United States; Alzheimer Disease -- United States; Aged -- United States; Health Policy -- United States; Health Services for the Aged -- United States; Quality of Health Care -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Alzheimer's disease : the cultural context; title: Alzheimer's disease research : a drink from the font of knowledge; title: The medical model is inappropriate for cognitive disorders; title: The Alzheimer burden and the coming epidemic; title: Alzheimer's in the information age; title: The challenge of optimizing lifestyles; title: Pas de deux : the market place and the regulators; title: Individuals with cognitive impairment and decision making; title: The neighborhood cognitive shop : a model for doing better.