Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 110 mm x 181 mm, Gewicht: 210 g
Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 110 mm x 181 mm, Gewicht: 210 g
Reihe: Oxford Specialist Handbooks in End of Life Care
ISBN: 978-0-19-923780-7
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
Dementia is a growing issue, exacerbated by improvements in health care which have led to an ageing population; currently three quarters of a million people suffer from dementia in the UK, and this is expected to rise to 1.8 million by 2050. This book concentrates on advanced disease and addresses issues such as pain management, decision-making, spiritual needs, communication, the Mental Health Capacity Act, dementia in the younger patient, and the carer's perspective.
Written by specialists, this book will be invaluable for doctors and nurses involved in palliative medicine, geriatrics, and old-age psychiatry, and the generalist who treats the patient with dementia.
Zielgruppe
Doctors and nurses involved in palliative medicine, geriatrics, and old-age psychiatry, and the generalist who treats the patient with dementia.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Palliativmedizin
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Abbreviations
1: Introduction to dementia
2: Dementia and its management
3: Young onset dementia
4: Advanced dementia
5: An overview of palliative care
6: Distress in dementia
7: Principles of physical symptom assessment in dementia
8: Pain and pain control
9: Other physical symptoms
10: Mental distress and psycho-behavioural problems
11: Managing disability in dementia
12: Intercurrent illness
13: Deciding on appropriate intervention
14: The terminal phase
15: Bereavement
16: Communication
17: Person centred dementia care
18: Choice, capacity, care and the law
19: Spiritual care
20: Provision of appropriate care
21: A family carer's perspective
22: Caring for the carers
23: Some other therapies
24: Financial issues
Appendix 1 - Further information
Appendix 2 - Some relevant drug interactions
Appendix 3 - Important neurochemical syndromes
Appendix 4 - Body dermatomes