Alzheimer's and other dementias / / Julian C. Hughes
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| Autore: |
Hughes Julian C
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| Titolo: |
Alzheimer's and other dementias / / Julian C. Hughes
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.83 |
| Soggetto topico: | Dementia |
| Older people - Mental health | |
| Aging - Psychological aspects | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Alzheimer's and other dementias |
| ISBN: | 1-283-58108-6 |
| 9786613893536 | |
| 0-19-162868-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810676603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Facts (Oxford, England)