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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780032503321

Titolo

The clinical management of early Alzheimer's disease : a handbook / / edited by Reinhild Mulligan, Martial Van der Linden, Anne-Claude Juillerat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Erlbaum, , 2003

ISBN

1-135-66585-0

1-283-24144-7

9781410607224

9786613241443

1-135-66586-9

1-4106-0722-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (363 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JuilleratAnne-Claude

MulliganReinhild

Van der LindenMartial

Disciplina

616.8/3106

Soggetti

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease - Patients - Care

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; 1 Sociodemographic and Economic Aspects; 2 Clinical Aspects; 3 Cognitive-Neuropsychological Aspects; 4 Assessment: The Multidisciplinary Approach; 5 The Role of Memory Clinics in Diagnosis and Management; 6 Pharmacological Treatment: Recent Developments; 7 Psychiatric and Behavioral Problems: Pharmacological Approaches; 8 Psychiatric and Behavioral Problems: Psychosocial Approaches; 9 Cognitive Intervention; 10 The Assessment of Functioning in Daily Life; 11 The Role of Caregivers in Assessment and Intervention

12 Taking Care of the CaregiversAuthor Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The enormous human and economic toll of Alzheimer's Disease in societies in which more and more people are living into old age is well-recognized. Scientists and practitioners alike have been working to



limit it. Their major focus has been patients in the later stages of the disease, when dementia is fully established. Yet patients in the early stages of cognitive decline, far more numerous, often still living independently with family members, present a bewildering variety of challenges.   Bringing together leading authors with diverse expertise, this Handbook offers the first