Parkinsons Disease

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-1-85433-299-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Published with the Parkinson's Disease Society, this book contains highlights of PDS-sponsored welfare research over the last 10 years, with reports of key projects carried out to improve the lives of people with the disease and provide them with better standards of care, both professional and voluntary.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Percival, Ray

Hobson, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The needs of people with Parkinson's and their families.

2. Member's Survey.

3. Quality of life.

4. Children with parents with Parkinson's.

5. A psychological group approach.

6. Support networks.

7. Communicating with Parkinsonians.

8. Referral Criteria for speech and language problems.

9. A targeted physiotherapy service.

10. The use of video recording in assessment.

11. Parkinson's disease and driving.

12. The new community care.

13. Action research in a time of change.

Über Autor(innen)

Ray Percival is the author of Parkinson's Disease: Studies in Psychological and Social Care, published by Wiley. R. P. Hobson, or Peter Hobson, is a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at University College London known for his work on autism and experimental child psychology. His research leads him to conclusions concerning the origins of consciousness.