Title Dementia / edited by Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius

Edition Second edition Published Chichester ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2002] ©2002

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Description xiv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Series WPA series, evidence and experience in psychiatry ; v. 3 WPA series, evidence and experience in psychiatry ; v. 3 Contents Machine derived contents note: List of Review Contributors. -- Preface. -- Definition and Epidemiology of Dementia: A Review (A. Henderson & A. Jorm). -- Clinical Diagnosis of Dementia: A Review (B. Reisberg, et al.). -- Neuropsychological and Instrumental Diagnosis of Dementia: A Review (O. Almkvist). -- Pharmacological Treatment of Dementia: A Review (S. Samuels & K. Davis). -- Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia: A Review (F. Baro). -- Costs of Dementia: A Review (B. Jṉsson, et al.). -- Acknowledgements for the First Edition. -- Index Summary Ch. 1. Definition, and Epidemiology of Dementia -- Definition, and Epidemiol ogy of dementia: A Review / A.S. Henderson and A.F. Jorm. 1.1. The Continuing Evolution of Dementia Epidemiology / M. Ganguli. 1.2. Dementia: Hope for the Future / S. Lovestone. 1.3. Dementia: Much Information, Many Unanswered Questions / L.F. Jarvik. 1.4. Vascular Factors and Dementia / I. Skoog. 1.5. Dementia: Known and Unknown / E.D. Caine. 1.6. Dementia: a Public Health Emergency and a Scientific Challenge / L. Fratiglioni. 1.7. Dementia: Plenty of Questions Still to Be Answered / R. Jacoby. 1.8. Rates and Risk Factors for Dementia: Evidence or Controversy? / P. Kragh-Sorensen, K. Andersen and A. Lolk / [and others]. 1.9. Dementia: the Public Health Challenge / K.I. Shulman. 1.10. Definition and Epidemiology of Dementia: Some Issues that Need Clarification / P.J. Whitehouse. 1.11. Dementia: the Challenge for the Next Decade / A. Mann. 1.12. Recent Progress in the Definition and Epidemiology of Dementia / A. Burns. 1.13. Dementia: Some Controversial Issues / M.R. Jorge. 1.14. Is the Prevalence Rate of Alzheimer's Disease Increasing in Japan? / A. Homma -- Ch. 2. Clinical Diagnosis of Dementia -- Clinical Diagnosis of Dementia: A Review / B. Reisberg, E. Franssen and M.A. Shah / [et al.]. 2.1. The Value of Inclusive Diagnostic Thinking and Appreciating Developmental Variance / E.B. Larson. 2.2. Reflections on Retrogenesis / J. O'Brien. 2.3. Dementia: Diagnosis, Progression and Retrogression / P.S. Sachdev. 2.4. Staging of Severe Alzheimer's Disease and the Concept of Retrogenesis: Doors to Be Opened for Research and Clinical Practice / R. Heun. 2.5. When Diagnosis is Certain, Functional Scores are Robust and Recommendable Markers of the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease / G. Ransmayr. 2.6. Findings with the Aid of Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) / Martin Roth. 2.7. Two Decades of Longitudinal Research in Alzheimer's Disease / S.I. Finkel. 2.8. Diagnosing Dementia: the Need for Improved Criteria / G. Gold. 2.9. Pitfalls in Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease / I. Kloszewska. 2.10. Evaluating the Performance of Measures to Assess Dementia / D.R. Gifford. 2.11. Dementia as a Diagnostic Entity / S. Wibisono -- Ch. 3. Neuropsychological and Instrumental Diagnosis of Dementia -- Neuropsychological and Instrumental Diagnosis of Dementia: A Review / O. Almkvist. 3.1. Improving Diagnosis of Dementia / M. Rossor. 3.2. The Contribution of Neuropsychology to the Assessment of Dementia Syndromes / K. Ritchie. 3.3. Neuropsychological and Instrumental Diagnosis of Dementia: the Evidence / P. Scheltens. 3.4. Some Clinical Aspects and Research Issues in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia / A.U. Monsch. 3.5. The Role of Cognitive and Functional Evaluation in the Care of Patients with Dementia / R.C. Mohs. 3.6. Evaluating the Cognitive Changes of Normal and Pathologic Aging / J.C. Morris and W.P. Goldman. 3.7. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Degenerative Dementias: Need for an Early Diagnosis / R. Mielke and W.-D. Heiss. 3.8. Neuropsychological and Instrumental Diagnosis of Dementia in a Clinical Context / G.K. Wilcock. 3.9. Neuropsychological Tests that Are Helpful to the Etiological Diagnosis of Dementia / F. Pasquier. 3.10. The Importance of an Early Diagnosis in Alzheimer's Disease / A. Nordberg. 3.11. When Should We Use Which Diagnostic Tools? / G. Stoppe. 3.12. Factors Affecting Diagnosis in Dementia / A. Heerlein -- Ch. 4. Pharmacological Treatment of Dementia -- Pharmacological Treatment of Dementia: A Review / S.C. Samuels and K.L. Davis. 4.1. Alzheimer's Disease is Treatable / P.N. Tariot. 4.2. Treatment of Dementia: Where Do We Go from Here? / D.P. Devanand. 4.3. The Future of Alzheimer's Pharmacotherapeutics / E.R. Peskind. 4.4. Outcome Measures and Ethical Issues in the Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer's Disease / G. Waldemar. 4.5. From Bench to Bedside: How to Treat Dementia / S. Gauthier. 4.6. Some Limitations in the Drug Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease / B.E. Leonard. 4.7. Issues Regarding the Pharmacotherapy of Dementia / K.L. Lanctot. 4.8. Treatment of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Disturbances in Dementia / W. Samuel and D.V. Jeste. 4.9. Are There Concerns about the "Real World" Effectiveness and Safety of Medications for Alzheimer's Disease? / L.S. Schneider. 4.10. Phytoneuropsychotropics in Alzheimer's Disease: Treatment and/or Prevention / T.M. Itil -- Ch. 5. Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia -- Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia: A Review / F. Baro. 5.1. Psychosocial Dimensions of Dementia Care / K.C. Buckwalter. 5.2. First Experience, then Evidence, then Possibly New Criteria / M. Powell Lawton. 5.3. The Development of Cognitive Neurorehabilitation for Alzheimer's Disease / T. Asada. 5.4. Psychosocial Interventions and Behavioural Treatments for Dementia / L. Teri. 5.5. The Need for Greater Specificity in Psychosocial Interventions / C. Beck. 5.6. Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia: the Nature and Focus of Intervention, Outcome Measurement and Quality of Life / S. Banerjee. 5.7. General Comments on Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia / E. Miller. 5.8. Changing Therapeutic Paradigms / B. Groulx. 5.9. Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia: Attitudes, Approaches, Therapies and Quality of Life / E. Chiu. 5.10. The Importance of Touch and Contact / Y. Barak. 5.11. The Need to Improvise and Look for Evidence / A.M. Ashour. 5.12. The Need for Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia / M. Suarez Richards. 5.13. Sharing and Supporting Families with Dementia / R. Srinivasa Murthy -- Ch. 6. Costs of Dementia -- Costs of Dementia: A Review / B. Jonsson, L. Jonsson and A. Wimo. 6.1. Dementia: the Challenges for Economic Analysis / W. Max. 6.2. Costs of Dementia: More Questions than Answers / C. Selai. 6.3. Toward the Economics of Dementia / A.E. Rupp. 6.4. A Cautionary Commentary on Costs of Dementia Studies / J. Schneider. 6.5. Costs of Dementia: Valuable Information for Economic Evaluations / C.K. Andersen. 6.6. Cost of illness Study in Dementia: a Comment / J.-M. Graf von der Schulenburg. 6.7. Dementia: Whose Burden Is It Anyway? / S.K. Khandelwal Notes First ed.: published in 2000 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) Subject Dementia -- Diagnosis. Dementia -- Treatment. Dementia. Dementia -- therapy. Dementia -- therapy. Dementia -- diagnosis. Author Sartorius, N. Maj, Mario, 1953- Ebooks Corporation. LC no. 2003265940 ISBN 0470849630

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