Clinical assessment of dementia -- An overview of dementia -- The dementia work-up -- Dementia subtypes -- Mild cognitive impairment -- Alzheimer's disease -- Vascular dementia -- Dementia with lewy bodies -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Dementia associated with medical conditions -- Psychiatric conditions associated with dementia -- Agitation and psychosis -- Depression, anxiety and apathy -- Psychosocial issues in dementia care -- Legal and ethical issues -- Caring for the caregiver
Summary
Working with the needs of patients with Alzheimer's disease can be a major challenge for primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other mental-health professionals. Alzheimer's wreaks havoc on the patient, and its degenerative nature can create a protracted period of anguish and anxiety for the patient's family. Dr. Marc Agronin has put his years of experience as a geriatric psychiatrist to work to create an eminently useful resource for psychiatrists and others who treat patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Now in its third edition, Alzheimer's Disease and Other