Diagnosis and Management of Dementia
A Manual for Memory Disorders Teams
Seiten
1999
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262822-0 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-262822-0 (ISBN)
This title covers all aspects of the diagnosis and management of dementia. The editors and authors describe memory disorder clinics and deal with the management of patients both in the hospital and community setting. The book provides a resource for those wishing to set up clinics or teams.
Organised services for those with memory disorders are growing. This growth is stimulated by an increase in the number of people with memory problems and by an increased appreciation of the complexity of the needs of such patients. Further growth is likely, especially now that we appear to have crossed the threshold of effective treatment for many patients with dementia. With these advances has come the recognition of the necessity for an interdisciplinary approach to management. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia: A Manual for Memory Disorders Teams is an edited volume covering all aspects of the operation of a memory disorders team. It is aimed at all those working in the dementia or memory disorders team, whether in a clinic or a community setting. The book is divided into three sections. Section one takes the reader through the practical details of setting up and organising a clinic, from timetabling, through managing information, to the assessments needed and the opportunities such a service provides. Section two deals with the diagnostic process; and section three addresses management issues, from carer support, pharmacological and physiological interventions, through managing common problems, to the role of the primary care physician. An Appendix contains the results of a survey to the memory disorder services. This survey provides the reader with examples of other services and demonstrates the wide variation in how these services operate. The Manual is unique in that it combines up to date thinking on diagnosis and management with practical and helpful ideas on how to run a dementia or memory disorders service.
Organised services for those with memory disorders are growing. This growth is stimulated by an increase in the number of people with memory problems and by an increased appreciation of the complexity of the needs of such patients. Further growth is likely, especially now that we appear to have crossed the threshold of effective treatment for many patients with dementia. With these advances has come the recognition of the necessity for an interdisciplinary approach to management. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia: A Manual for Memory Disorders Teams is an edited volume covering all aspects of the operation of a memory disorders team. It is aimed at all those working in the dementia or memory disorders team, whether in a clinic or a community setting. The book is divided into three sections. Section one takes the reader through the practical details of setting up and organising a clinic, from timetabling, through managing information, to the assessments needed and the opportunities such a service provides. Section two deals with the diagnostic process; and section three addresses management issues, from carer support, pharmacological and physiological interventions, through managing common problems, to the role of the primary care physician. An Appendix contains the results of a survey to the memory disorder services. This survey provides the reader with examples of other services and demonstrates the wide variation in how these services operate. The Manual is unique in that it combines up to date thinking on diagnosis and management with practical and helpful ideas on how to run a dementia or memory disorders service.
Introduction ; SECTION ONE ; Administrative and organisational aspects ; Information management ; Medical assessment ; Psychiatric assessment ; Investigations - laboratory, radiological and neurophysiological ; Neuropsychological assessment ; Computerised cognitive assessment ; The role of the speech and language therapist ; Functional assessment ; Assessment in the community ; Research potential ; SECTION TWO ; Age-related memory and cognitive decline ; Differentiation of common dementias ; Other dementias ; SECTION THREE ; Carer support ; Therapeutic intervention ; Non-pharmacological approaches to treatment ; The management of common problems ; The primary care physician's perspective
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.1.1999 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 2 halftones, 13 line figures |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 714 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-262822-4 / 0192628224 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-262822-0 / 9780192628220 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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