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UNINA9910791788003321 |
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Autore |
Rabins Peter V |
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Titolo |
Practical dementia care [[electronic resource] /] / Peter V. Rabins, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Cynthia D. Steele |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-029090-0 |
0-19-932311-9 |
1-283-09822-9 |
9786613098221 |
0-19-983790-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LyketsosConstantine G |
SteeleCynthia <1947-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dementia - Patients - Care |
Mentally ill - Care |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Definitions and Overview of the Book -- The Evaluation and Formulation of Dementia -- Diseases Causing a Cortical Pattern of Dementia -- Diseases Typically Causing Subcortical or Mixed Pattern Dementias -- Overview of Dementia Care -- Supportive Care for the Patient with Dementia -- Supporting the Family and Care Provider -- Non-Cognitive Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders -- Non-Cognitive Functional Disorders and Disturbances in Sleeping, Eating, and Sexuality -- Pharmacologic and Other Biologic Treatments in Dementia -- Prevention, Early Detection and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) -- Terminal Care -- Clinical Genetics and Dementia. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a comprehensive yet practical guide to the care and management of patients with dementia from the time of diagnosis to the end of life. It is intended for the increasing number of physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and long-term care givers responsible for the care of individuals with dementia. For the Second Edition, the authors have added a chapter on mild cognitive impairment. The sections that received the most |
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