Agronin, Marc E.

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.

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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.

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