Alzheimer disease and other dementias : a practical guide /
Marc E. Agronin.
- 2nd ed.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2008.
- xviii, 350 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Practical guides in psychiatry .
Rev. ed. of: Dementia / Marc E. Agronin. c2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-336) and index.
Dementia defined -- The dementia interview -- The dementia workup I: history -- The dementia workup II: physical, neurologic, and mental status examinations -- The dementia workup III: medical, psychiatric, and neuropsychological tests -- Mild cognitive impairment -- Alzheimer disease: definition and diagnosis -- Treatment of Alzheimer disease -- Vascular dementia -- Dementia with Lewy bodies -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Dementia associated with medical conditions -- Assessment of agitation and psychosis -- Treatment of agitation and psychosis -- Assessment and treatment of depression and apathy -- Caring for the caregiver -- Legal and ethical issues.
Dementia--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Dementia--Patients--Care--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Caregivers--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Geriatric psychiatry--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Dementia--diagnosis. Dementia--therapy. Alzheimer Disease--diagnosis. Alzheimer Disease--therapy.