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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811716403321

Autore

Politynska Barbara

Titolo

The clinical presentation of Parkinson's disease and the dyadic relationship between patients and carers : a neuropsychological approach / / by Barbara Politynska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-6987-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (670 p.)

Disciplina

362.0425

Soggetti

Caregivers - Psychology

Parkinson's disease - Treatment

Parkinson's disease - Psychological aspects

Care of the sick - Psychological aspects

Medical personnel-caregiver relationships

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; APPENDIX A; AFTERWORD; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Providing care for someone with a neurodegenerative condition such as Parkinson's disease requires an integrated approach, taking into account the needs of the person with the disorder and family members most closely involved in their care. This is only possible with an understanding of the complex nature of Parkinson's disease, extending beyond the management of the motor disorder. It also requires an appreciation of the significant neuropsychological changes accompanying the disease, which ...