How to Manage Dementia in General Practice
Published on 10. July 2013
Software
Other digital
168 pages
978-1-118-35233-5 (ISBN)
Description
This practical guide clearly shows each stage in the management of a patient with dementia. It covers the complex issues surrounding dementia such as spouses and families, access to appropriate care, legal and ethical concerns, planning for the future and "living well" and includes the decision making process on initiating treatment and guidance on how best to access the available services.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-35233-5 (9781118352335)
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Nicholas Clarke | Farine Clarke | Denzil Edwards
How to Manage Dementia in General Practice
E-Book
06/2013
Wiley-Blackwell
€31.99
Available for download
Nicholas Clarke | Farine Clarke | Denzil Edwards
How to Manage Dementia in General Practice
E-Book
06/2013
Wiley-Blackwell
€31.99
Available for download
Persons
Nicholas Clarke, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, MD in Neurochemistry and Visiting Research Fellow at King s College, London, UK Farine Clarke, General Practitioner, Former Deputy Editor of Pulse Newspaper and Editor and Editorial Director of GP newspaper, UK Denzil Edwards, Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Kent and Medway NHS Trust, UK
Author
Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, MD in Neurochemistry and Visiting Research Fellow at King?s College, London, UK
General Practitioner, Former Deputy Editor of Pulse Newspaper and Editor and Editorial Director of GP newspaper, UK
Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Kent and Medway NHS Trust, UK
Content
About the authors, vii GP s Foreword by Dr Neil Arnott, ix Neuroscience Foreword by Professor Paul Francis, xi Acknowledgement, xiv Introduction, 1 Chapter 1 Diagnosing dementia in general practice, 4 Chapter 2 Complex pictures of dementia, 25 Chapter 3 Initiating, monitoring and adjusting dementia treatments, 41 Chapter 4 Emergency management of dementia, 53 Chapter 5 Managing families, 72 Chapter 6 Using the multidisciplinary team, 86 Chapter 7 Capacity, consent and deprivation of liberty, 100 Chapter 8 Choosing a residential home, 115 Chapter 9 Research, developments and media coverage, 122 Chapter 10 GP questions answered, 133 Appendix Recommended further reading, 142 Index, 145