Your Guide to Understanding and Dealing with Dementia
What You Need to Know
Published on 12. March 2015
272 pages
978-1-78372-577-9 (ISBN)
Description
There is an average of one new case of dementia every four seconds.*
Dementia encompasses a range of brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. They cause cognitive impairment and are much more likely to occur with age. Dementia has a serious effect on the lives of not only its sufferers, but also has a significant impact on their family and friends.
This book gives the basic information needed to understand what dementia is, how to recognise it, and, most essentially, how to deal with it, including details on:
The different types of dementia Risk factors and investigation The various treatments and supports available Daily living, diet, exercise and attitude. *Source: World Health Organization
Dementia encompasses a range of brain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. They cause cognitive impairment and are much more likely to occur with age. Dementia has a serious effect on the lives of not only its sufferers, but also has a significant impact on their family and friends.
This book gives the basic information needed to understand what dementia is, how to recognise it, and, most essentially, how to deal with it, including details on:
The different types of dementia Risk factors and investigation The various treatments and supports available Daily living, diet, exercise and attitude. *Source: World Health Organization
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78372-577-9 (9781783725779)
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03/2015
Summersdale Publishers
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Dr Keith Souter is an established medical writer and Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He is the author of 50 Things You Can Do Today to Manage Back Pain, Understanding and Dealing with Stroke, Understanding and Dealing with Depression and Understanding and Dealing with Heart Disease.
