Dementia

"Dementia represents a major public health challenge for the world with over 100 million people likely to be affected by 2050. A large body of professionals is active in diagnosing, treating, and caring for people with dementia, and research is expanding. Many of these specialists find it hard to keep up to date in all aspects of dementia. This book helps solve that problem. The new edition has been updated and revised to reflect recent advances in this fast-moving field."--Publisher.

Previous edition: edited by David Ames, Alistair Burns, John O'Brien. 2013.

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 DEMENTIA: General aspects -- 1. Dementia: Historical overview / German Berrios -- 2. The lived experience of dementia / Shirley Nurock -- 3. Prevalence and incidence of dementia / Daniel W. O'Connor -- 4. What is dementia, and how do you assess it? Definitions, diagnostic criteria and assessment / Alan Thomas -- 5. Screening and assessment instruments for the detection and measurement of cognitive impairment / Leon Flicker -- 6. Neuropsychological assessment of dementia / Greg Savage -- 7. Neuropsychiatric aspects of dementia / Iracema Leroi -- 8. Measurement of behaviour disturbance, non-cognitive symptoms and quality of life / Ajit Shah -- 9. Cross-cultural issues in the assessment of cognitive impairment / Ajit Shah -- 10. Structural brain imaging / John T. O'Brien -- 11. Functional brain imaging and connectivity in dementia / Vyara Valkanova -- 12. Molecular brain imaging in dementia / Christopher C. Rowe.

Note continued: 13. Services for people with dementia / Sube Banerjee -- 14. Family carers of people with dementia / Henry Brodaty -- 15. Dementia care in the community: Challenges for primary health and social care / Vari Drennan -- 1…