1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000824429707536

Autore

Marini, Silvana

Titolo

Tecchiana : bibliografia degli scritti di e su Bonaventura Tecchi / Silvana Marini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ravenna : Longo, stampa 1980

Descrizione fisica

188 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

Bibliografia e storia della critica

Disciplina

016.8

Soggetti

Tecchi, Bonaventura - Bibliografia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960516103321

Autore

Hughes Julian C

Titolo

Alzheimer's and other dementias / / Julian C. Hughes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-58108-6

9786613893536

0-19-162868-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

The facts

Disciplina

616.83

Soggetti

Dementia

Older people - Mental health

Aging - Psychological aspects

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 (p. 159-162) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; 1 Setting the scene; 2 How the brain works; 3 Defining



dementia; 4 Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment; 5 Vascular dementia; 6 Dementia with Lewy bodies; 7 Frontotemporal dementias; 8 Other dementias; 9 Assessment; 10 Social approaches to living with dementia; 11 Psychological approaches to management of dementia and depression; 12 Drug treatments; 13 Spiritual, palliative, and supportive care; 14 Challenges in caring; 15 Facts and values; Appendix 1 Useful websites; Appendix 2 Useful sources of reference and further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K

LM; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X

Sommario/riassunto

With more people in the world living into older age, Alzheimer's and other Dementias: The Facts takes a comprehensive look at the spread of dementia, and provides authoritative information and practical advice for sufferers, their families, and the medical professionals who care for them.Written by a consultant in old age psychiatry, the book provides an overview of all the different types of dementia (including younger-onset dementias), from the most-recognized - Alzheimer's - to the less-frequent types, such as those caused by inherited metabolic disorders or HIV. The book guides the reader