Long-Term Management of Dementia - Hardback

With people living longer, dementia is now at the forefront of medical research. In answer to this changing trend, Long-Term Management of Dementia presents a stand-alone resource for diagnosis, treatment, and management issues for the patient suffering from this debilitating disease.

Topics covered include:

• Social, legal, economic, and ethical dilemmas



• Functional abilities



• Driving and the dementia patient



• Hygiene and nutritional concerns



• Supervision models



• Medical complications

Neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, nurses, and social workers, along with family members of those suffering will find this book a valuable resource for understanding this disorder.