Pocket Guide to Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, Second Edition (eBook)

Nori Graham, James Warner (Autoren)

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2018 | 2. Auflage
160 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-835-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Including key information on different types of dementia, this concise pocket-sized book lets you know about the symptoms to look out for, guides you through the diagnosis process and explains the treatments available. Like having a GP in your pocket, it also offers expert advice for living day-to-day with dementia, and where to go to get support.

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If you or a loved one are worried about Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, this pocket guide will help you to better understand the conditions, and how they are diagnosed and treated. Written by leading dementia experts, this book provides clear and concise information on:* Symptoms* Diagnosis and treatments* Getting help and support* Tips for people living with dementia* Advice for carersThis is a fully-updated edition of the popular Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, which featured on the Reading Well Books on Prescription for Dementia scheme.

Autor

James Warner is Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist at the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and is also Medical Director of Halcyon Doctors.Nori Graham is Emeritus Consultant in the Psychiatry of Old Age at the Royal Free Hospital, an Executive Director of Care UK, and Vice President of the Alzheimer's Society.

Inhalt

1. Introduction. 2. What is dementia? 3. Symptoms of dementia. 4. Treatments for dementia. 5. Getting help. 6. Living with dementia: tips for people with dementia and for carers. 7. Future prospects. Useful Information. Index. Your pages.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.5.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 20 full-colour illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• Schlagworte: alcohol related dementia • Alzheimer's Society • British Medical Association • caring for somebody with dementia • dementia books for carers • dementia in the family • Dementia UK • do i have alzheimers disease • do I have dementia • Frontotemporal dementia • getting a dementia diagnosis • GP • Lewy body dementia • living with dementia • medication for dementia • Memory loss • mood swings • nursing and nurses • Parkinson's Disease • Personality Change • problems with memory • problems with thinking and planning • Reading Well Books on Prescription • symptoms of dementia and alzheimers disease • understanding a dementia diagnosis
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-835-7 / 1784508357
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-835-7 / 9781784508357