Title The common sense guide to dementia for clinicians and caregivers / Anne M. Lipton, Cindy D. Marshall

Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 206 pages) Contents Part 1. Start of Care -- Signposts: What to Look for and When to Seek Help -- Finding Help -- Preparing for a Visit to the Doctor -- Making the Most of the Doctor's Visit -- What Is Dementia? -- Part 2. Common Sense Dementia Care -- The Seven Common Senses of Dementia Care -- Caring for the Caregiver -- Dementia Medications -- Alternative Therapies in Dementia -- Alcohol and Other Substances -- Part 3. Mood and Behavior -- Mood Issues in Dementia -- Psychosis -- Dealing with Problem Behaviors in Dementia -- Part 4. Additional Considerations in Dementia Care -- Legal and Financial Matters -- Selecting Level of Care -- Looking Ahead: The Later Stages Summary The Common Sense Guide to Dementia for Clinicians and Caregivers provides an easy-to-read, practical, and thoughtful approach to dementia care. Written by two specialists who have cared for thousands of patients with dementia and their families, this ground-breaking title unifies the perspectives of neurology and psychiatry to meet a variety of caregiver needs. It spotlights many real-world concerns not typically covered in standard textbooks, while simultaneously presenting a more detailed medical perspective than typical caregiver manuals. This handy title offers expert guidance for the clinical management of dementia and compassionate support of patients and families. Designed to enhance the physician-caregiver interaction and liberally illustrated with case examples, The Common Sense Guide espouses general principles of dementia care that apply across the stages and spectrum of this illness, including non-Alzheimer's types of dementia, in addition to Alzheimer's disease. Clinicians, family members, and other caregivers will find this volume useful from the moment that symptoms of dementia emerge. The authors place an emphasis on caring for the caregiver as well as the patient. Essential topics include how to find the right clinician, make the most of a doctor's visit, and avert a crisis - or manage one that can't be avoided. Sometimes difficult considerations, such as driving, financial management, legal matters, long-term placement, and end-of-life care, are faced head-on. Tried, true, and time-saving tips are explained in terms of what works - and what doesn't - with regard to clinical evaluation, medications, behavioral measures, and alternate therapies. Medical, nursing, and allied health care professionals will undoubtedly turn to this unique overview as a vital resource and mainstay of clinical dementia care, as well as a valuable recommendation for family caregivers Analysis Medicine Family medicine Internal medicine Neurology Emergency medicine Psychiatry Medicine & Public Health Primary Care Medicine Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Medicine. Family medicine. Neurology. Emergency medicine. Psychiatry. Dementia. Dementia -- Patients -- Care Dementia -- Treatment Dementia Dementia -- therapy Caregivers Medicine Family Practice Neurology Emergency Medicine medicines (material) medicine (discipline) HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia. MEDICAL -- Neurology. Médecine. Health and Fitness. Dementia Dementia -- Patients -- Care Dementia -- Treatment Emergency medicine Family medicine Medicine Neurology Psychiatry Demenz Patientenorientierte Krankenpflege Demens. Behandling. Demensvård. Genre/Form dissertations. Academic theses Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques. Form Electronic book Author Marshall, Cindy D ISBN 9781461441632 1461441633 1461441625 9781461441625 9781283623810 1283623811

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