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Severe Dementia
Alistair Burns
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Description for Severe Dementia
Hardcover. Severe Dementia is a clinical text giving clear guidance on the management of all forms of severe dementia. It covers diagnosis, reviews all therapeutic interventions and includes chapters on the ethical, legal and social aspects of care of these patients. Editor(s): Burns, Alistair S.; Winblad, Bengt; Hadi, Sibte. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJND; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
The later stages of dementia are as important, if not more so, as the earlier stages, since they harbour unique characteristics and events, which profoundly affect the lives of patients and their carers. Severe dementia has not had a high profile in the clinical literature as until recently prognosis was poor and there were few beneficial interventions. With the recent licensing of memantine, clinicians finally have a drug option that will delay disease progression.
The later stages of dementia are as important, if not more so, as the earlier stages, since they harbour unique characteristics and events, which profoundly affect the lives of patients and their carers. Severe dementia has not had a high profile in the clinical literature as until recently prognosis was poor and there were few beneficial interventions. With the recent licensing of memantine, clinicians finally have a drug option that will delay disease progression.
Severe Dementia is the first book to focus exclusively on severe dementia. It addresses both the clinical features of the disease and the social aspects of ... Read more
Written and edited by experts in geriatric psychiatry and geriatrics, Severe Dementia is of value to all clinicians involved in the management of this complex and vulnerable group of patients. It is also of interest to general practitioners and carers in nursing homes.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470010549
SKU
V9780470010549
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Ref
99-50
About Alistair Burns
Professor Alistair Burns, University of Manchester, UK, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, Director of Research and Development for the South Manchester University Hospitals' Trust, Editor of the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Chair of the UK Alzheimer's Society Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee Panel, Immediate past-president of the International Psychogeriatrics Association (IPA) Dr. Bengt Winblad, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ... Read more
Reviews for Severe Dementia
"This is an excellent book for those interested in the care of patients with sever dementia." (Doody's Health Services)