Dementia and Aging Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

A Handbook

Matthew P. Janicki, Arthur J. Dalton (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

520 Seiten

1998
Brunner-Mazel Inc (Verlag)
978-0-87630-916-2 (ISBN)

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Assembles together advances in knowledge about dementia, Alzheimers disease and related disorders as they affect persons with intellectual disabilities.

This definitive handbook assembles the most recent advances in knowledge about dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and related disorders as they affect persons with intellectual disabilities. Diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and management and care practices are detailed in a practical manner making this a useful tool to both students and trained professionals. After an introduction to the subject, the book begins with persoanl accounts of three affected individuals whose signs of dementia are described from clinical, family member, and care-provider perspectives, respectively. The biology and physiology of dementia, as well as the neurological and medical complications associated with it, are then provided in Parts Two, three, and Four. The application and practical perspectives of this handbook are enhanced in Part Five which details the best practices available to meet the needs and challenges involved in care and quality of life issues. The challenge raised by the rapidly growing number of aging individuals with intellectual disabilities forms the basis for the final part of the volume, an analysis and presentation of rarely addressed policy issues. Extensive resource information and a comprehensive glossary contribute to the useful nature of this handbook. Practitioners, service providers, educators and students will benefit from the accessability and practicality if this text as well as the breadth and depth of knowledge of the editors and contributors.

Matthew P. Janicki, Arthur J. Dalton

Part I
Introduction
Aging and Dementia
Perspectives of a Care Provider
A Parent's Experience

Part II
Biomedical Considerations
Risk Factors and Biological Consequences
Neurological Aspects
Associated Medical Aspects
Perspectives on Assessment and Evaluation
Assessment Methods for Diagnosis of Dementia
Adaptive Behavior

Part III
Clinical Considerations
Down's Syndrome
Dementia and Depression
Psychiatric Disorders
Psychotropic Medications

Part IV
Program Considerations
Maintaining Communication
Specialty Clinic Perspectives
Adult Day Services
Supports in Small Group Home Settings
Coping with Losses, Death and Grieving

Part V
Education and Policy Considerations
Dementia Assistance Resources
Dementia and Public Policy Considerations
Future Prospects

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.1.1999
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	703 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-87630-916-3 / 0876309163
ISBN-13	978-0-87630-916-2 / 9780876309162
Zustand	Neuware