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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453147203321

Titolo

Dementia care [[electronic resource] ] : a practical manual / / Jonathan Waite ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2009

ISBN

0-19-175319-X

1-283-58251-1

9786613894960

0-19-155181-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (437 p.)

Collana

Oxford care manuals

Altri autori (Persone)

WaiteJonathan

Disciplina

362.19683

616.83

Soggetti

Dementia

Psychiatry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 What is dementia?; 2 Assessment; 3 Delirium; 4 Care; 5 Dementia in the community; 6 Treatment; 7 Care homes for people with dementia; 8 Dementia and delirium in hospitals; 9 'Physical' problems in dementia; 10 Palliative care in dementia; 11 Legal aspects of dementia care; 12 Making decisions; 13 Measurement and rating scales; 14 Issues with particular groups of people; 15 Rarer causes of dementia; 16 Biological aspects of dementia; 17 Prevention; 18 Outcome in dementia; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Dementia can be a distressing condition, for the sufferer, and for families and other carers. Management of dementia is never easy, and involves facing some unpleasant problems and difficult choices. The right approach and expertise can minimise the unpleasantness and make dementia manageable, while inexperienced or inexpert management has the potential to cause unnecessary distress and disability, mis-directed resources, frustrated care staff, unduly long periods spent in hospitaland premature care home placement.Dementia



Care is a practical manual for health and social care professionals in

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Record Nr.

UNISA996387955403316

Titolo

M. Fab. Quintiliani Declamationum liber [[electronic resource] ] : cum ejusdem (ut nonullis visum) Dialogo de causis corruptæ eloquentiæ : quæ omnia notis illustrantur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxonii, : E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1675

Descrizione fisica

[7], 235 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

Quintilian

Soggetti

Oratory

Rhetoric, Ancient

Oratory, Ancient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title on half t.p. (p. [207]): Dialogus de oratoribus et caussis corruptae eloquentiae.

Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014