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At Wit's End : Plain Talk on Alzheimer's for Families and Clinicians, Second Edition /
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press,
[2017]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1: What is Alzheimer's?
- The basics
- Normal aging
- Alzheimer's is a type of dementia
- Evidence of Alzheimer's
- Distinguishing between delirium, Alzheimer's, and other dementias
- Two case studies: applying the basics
- pt. 2: How to evaluate for Alzheimer's
- This person I used to know: measuring the status of mental functioning in Alzheimer's
- Measuring Alzheimer's in action
- The question of competence
- pt. 3: Disturbances in mood and perception
- Geriatric depression and Alzheimer's
- I know she has Alzheimer's, but why is she acting like this? Recognizing psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's
- pt. 4: Medical and psychological treatment approaches
- Treatment of Alzheimer's with medicines
- Changing the person's surroundings
- Talking to people with Alzheimer's
- Preventive activities for ourselves and others: lowering our odds of getting Alzheimer's.