Clinical manual of Alzheimer disease and other dementias
By: edited by Myron F. Weiner, Anne M. Lipton
Contributors: American Psychiatric Association
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781585624225
Subjects: Dementia; Alzheimer Disease
Description: Myron Weiner and Anne Lipton practicing psychiatrists and neurologists provide invaluable input into neuropsychiatric assessment and the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of neuropsychiatric conditions, including Alzheimer disease and traumatic brain injury. The manual provides invaluable information on both evaluation/diagnosis and treatment. Case studies offer real-life clinical experiences by some of the country's leading experts in the field. In addition to topics covered in the textbook, the manual includes a chapter on community resources to enable clinicians to better support patients and families through local and national organizations and agencies. This text is a must-have reference for clinical psychiatrists, resident fellows, residents in training, medical students in psychiatry rotations, clinical psychologists, and psychiatric nurses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Neuropsychiatric assessment and diagnosis / Myron F. Weiner, Robert Garrett, Mary E. Bret; title: Medical/neurological evaluation and diagnosis / Anne M. Lipton, Craig D. Rubin; title: Neuropsychological assessment / C. Munro Cullum, Laura H. Lacritz; title: Neuroimaging / Norman L. Foster; title: Alzheimer disease / David S. Geldmacher; title: Mild cognitive impairment / Yonas E. Geda, Selamawit Negash, Ronald C. Petersen; title: Vascular cognitive impairment / Cassandra E.I. Szoeke ... [et al.]; title: Dementia with lewy bodies and other synucleinopathies / Rawan Tarawneh, James E. Galvin; title: Frontotemporal dementia and other tauopathies / Anne. M. Lipton, Adam Boxer; title: Traumatic brain injury / Erin D. Bigler; title: Other causes of dementia / Edward Y. Zamrini, Mary Quiceno; title: Psychiatric disorders in people with dementia / Martin Steinberg, Constantine G. Lyketsos; title: Pharmacologic treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms / Roy Yaari, Pierre N. Tariot, Danielle Richards; title: Pharmacologic treatment of alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment / Martin R. Farlow, Malaz Boustani; title: Supporting family caregivers / Kristin Martin-Cook, Myron F. Weiner.