| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 350 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Practical guides in psychiatry
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| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Dementia / Marc E. Agronin. c2004. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-336) and index. |
| Contents |
Dementia defined -- The dementia interview -- The dementia workup I: history -- The dementia workup II: physical, neurologic, and mental status examinations -- The dementia workup III: medical, psychiatric, and neuropsychological tests -- Mild cognitive impairment -- Alzheimer disease: definition and diagnosis -- Treatment of Alzheimer disease -- Vascular dementia -- Dementia with Lewy bodies -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Dementia associated with medical conditions -- Assessment of agitation and psychosis -- Treatment of agitation and psychosis -- Assessment and treatment of depression and apathy -- Caring for the caregiver -- Legal and ethical issues. |
| Subject |
Dementia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Caregivers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Geriatric psychiatry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Dementia -- diagnosis. |
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Dementia -- therapy. |
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Alzheimer Disease -- diagnosis. |
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Alzheimer Disease -- therapy. |
| Added Author |
Agronin, Marc E.
Dementia.
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| ISBN |
0781767709 (alk. paper) |
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9780781767705 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101305645 |
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AU@ 000041602074 |
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NZ1 11372116 |
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