This book provides a unique insight into the clinical features and prognosis of late onset Alzheimer's disease. It provides a summary of the results of a longitudinal study of patients suffering from Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer type. Various aspects of the late onset Alzheimer's disease are examined in depth, including psychiatric symptoms, behavioural disturbances, neurological signs, and patterns of survival.  This study is unique in that it provides a representative sample of sufferers from a defined catchment area population, all of whom have been rigorously examined using standardized resources and assessments. The book includes an up-to-date review of relevant literature, and a detailed description of the clinical typography and natural history of this important and fascinating condition.

Clinical Diversity in Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease (Maudsley Monographs)

Medical Books

Burns, Alistair

Levy, Raymond

Medicine

Oxford University Press

Assessment and Staging of Care for Dementia: The IDEAL schedule and its user manual is a unique resource containing a global clinical staging schedule for dementia alongside essential, practical information on how to use it. The International Schedule for the Integrated Assessment and Staging of Care for Dementia (IDEAL) schedule assesses a patient's capacity to function in seven domains. These domains are 'activities of daily living', 'physical health', 'cognitive functioning', 'behavioural and psychological symptoms', 'social support', 'informal care', and 'formal professional care'. Each domain has a set of anchor points to assist with rating the different dimensions appropriately along with critical information on how to calculate the total sum score on the IDEAL schedule. In addition to the IDEAL schedule itself, this resource includes a glossary of key terms and guidance on recommended priorities for interventions for different symptoms and severity patterns. Global examples of how to apply the schedule based on different levels of resources and experience are also presented along with relatable case studies mapped directly to the schedule. Created by the International Dementia Alliance, this innovative tool and user manual is suitable for health care professionals with experience in the diagnosis and treatment of people with dementia around the world, as well as any of those involved in dementia care.

Assessment and Staging of Care for People with Dementia: The IDEAL Schedule and its User Manual

Sartorius, Norman

Robert, Philippe

Semrau, Maya

Lobo, Antonio

Olde Rikkert, Marcel

Schepens, Mirjam

Stoppe, Gabriela

This handbook covers the scientific, clinical and service background for practitioners involved in the care of older people with psychiatric disorders. Expanding older populations and increasing attention on mental disorder in old age have focused attention on the need for responsive, humane, efficient and effective services. The greatest interest has been in the identification and treatment of dementia; it has also become clear how very common the other psychiatric disorders including depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and substance abuse are in older age. While specialist services proliferate, more general services, for example in general hospital medical teams, or adult community psychiatric services, continue to manage many older people with psychiatric illness.   This handbook provides a clear grounding in the scientific and moral basis of the speciality and up-to-date evidence on how to proceed in the most commonly encountered clinical situations in a manageable and easy-to-use format . It will be of value to specialists, to those setting up services, to non-specialists treating older patients and to students learning about these disorders. All three authors are busy clinicians in old age psychiatry as well as active teachers and researchers in this area. Through international professional and research links, they marry a UK to an international perspective.

Old Age Psychiatry (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Psychiatry)

Karim, Salman

Sheehan, Bart

Dementia has become highly prominent in clinical medicine and research as the size of the ageing population has expanded in recent years. Ageing and Dementia examines the methods of studying dementia, both as a disease process in its own right and as a component of normal ageing. It provides areference source for a wide range of interested groups working within gerontology, reflected by the wide range of disciplines of the contributors.

AGEING AND DEMENTIA:A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH (Research Studies in Gerontology)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

CRC-Press

This definitive work on dementia and related disorders has been fully updated and revised to reflect recent advances in this fast moving field. The incidence of dementia continues to rise as the population of the world ages, and the condition represents one of the most significant challenges facing societies and health professionals in the next half-century. In this, the most comprehensive single volume work available on the subject, the editors have met this challenge by assembling a team of the world's leading experts on all aspects of the condition, from history, epidemiology and social aspects to the latest neurobiological research and advanced therapeutic strategies. Dementia, Fourth Edition, is essential reading for all specialists in old age psychiatry, neurology and care of the elderly. It will also prove invaluable for all clinicians working with patients affected by dementia, including psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers and specialist nursing staff.

Dementia

AMES, DAVID

O'Brein, John

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Hodder Education Publishers

University of Manchester, U.K. Authoritative text for practitioners on Alzheimer's and non-Alzheimer's dementia. Focuses on diagnosis and management. Therapeutic strategies include social, family, and psychological aspects. 82 contributors, 21 U.S.

Dementia - Burns & Levy

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems facing older people, and it is often unrecognised and usually under-treated. Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly provides an entirely new approach to understanding late-life depression, by using a series of case studies with commentaries from practitioners internationally. The book covers the epidemiology, presentation and diagnosis of depression in older people and outlines current evidence for effective management drawing on recently published work. The substantive part of the book presents ten case studies of increasing complexity, each case has a commentary from a primary care clinician and a health or social care professional, to outline how professionals should work together to manage the patient within their community. Contributions from world experts give the book an international appeal. It will appeal to a wide audience of health and social care professionals together with psychiatrists-in-training.

Integrated Management of Depression in the Elderly

Baldwin, Robert

Chew-Graham, Carolyn A.

Cambridge University Press

A reference for general practitioners and psychiatrists. Chapters cover epidemiology, etiology, biological bases, the clinical picture, the diagnostic process, caregivers and services, the view from primary care, legal and ethical issues, and future prospects. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Alzheimer's Disease: A Medical Companion

Howard, Robert

Pettit, William

Blackwell Science Inc.

This unique evaluation of the outcomes of residential and nursing home care for older people identifies the factors determining the quality of life of older people who have moved into care homes. It examines the relationship between older people's psychological well-being and the kinds of care received in residential homes. The volume draws on a study of UK care homes, interviewing new entrants soon after admission and then on two further occasions to ascertain their experience of care and their quality of life. Interviews were also undertaken with care staff and their managers, and the care environment of each home was assessed. The authors provide valuable evidence of the factors which can influence older people's well-being on entering a care home and how they adjust either positively or not to their new surroundings. The volume offers clear pointers towards ways to improve quality of residential and nursing home care.

Towards Quality Care: Outcomes for Older People in Care Homes (Personal Social Services Research Unit)

Challis, David

Sutcliffe, Caroline

Huxley, Peter

Bagley, Heather

Cordingley, Lis

Ashgate Pub Ltd

This unique evaluation of the outcomes of residential and nursing home care for older people identifies the factors determining the quality of life of older people who have moved into care homes. It examines the relationship between older people's psychological well-being and the kinds of care received in residential homes. The volume draws on a study of UK care homes, interviewing new entrants soon after admission and then on two further occasions, to ascertain their experience of care and their quality of life. Interviews were also undertaken with care staff and their managers, and the care environment of each home was assessed. The authors provide valuable evidence of the factors which can influence older people's well-being on entering a care home and how they adjust either positively or not to their new surroundings. The volume offers clear pointers towards ways to improve quality of residential and nursing home care.

Towards Quality Care: Outcomes for Older People in Care Homes (Association With Pssru)

Politics & Social Sciences

Mozley, Caroline

Social Sciences

Routledge

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