Dementia : prevalence, risk factors and management strategies / Pamela Tanner, editor.

"Dementia is a distressing, progressively disabling, financially burdening and, most of all, self-erasing illness. The nature of the disease presents patients, families and care providers from multiple domains with numerous, multi-faceted challenges. As a rule, these challenges morph into new and distinctive challenges as patients move through various stages of the disease. Caring for persons with dementia represents one of the most challenging medical issues of the 21st century. A sense of urgency related to the problem of dementia has recently intensified, as the number of patients receiving a new dementia diagnosis is rapidly on the rise. This book explores the prevalence, risk factors and the management strategies available for dementia patients."-- Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DEMENTIA: PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; DEMENTIA: PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease; Abstract; Introduction; Diagnosis of AD; Genetic Epidemiology of AD; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 2: Veterans Affairs Dementia Care Strategies As a Model; Abstract; Introduction; Disease Staging/Milestones; Dementia Diagnosis and Care in Primary Care; Caregivers of Dementia Patients; Prevalence and Economic Impacts of AD.

Veterans As a Special PopulationThe Veterans Health Administration (VHA): An Overview; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC); The Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care; Dementia Care; (American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry); Partners in Dementia Care (PDC); Care Management using Dementia; Practice Guidelines; Collaborative Care Model; VA Office of Telehealth Services; Dementia Demonstration Project; Caregiver Support; Palliative Care; Dementia Special Care Units; Medical Foster Homes; Conclusion; References.

Chapter 3: Research in Advance Dementia: Lessons Learned from the CommunityAbstract; Introduction; The Patient's Story; Background; Alzheimer's and Dementing Illness Epidemiology; Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia; Burden of Caregiving; Sleep Disturbances and Dementia; Implementing Sleep Study; Instruments Used; Examples of Research Implementation; Inclusion Criteria; Exclusion Criteria; Program Curriculum; Conclusion and Lessons Learned; for Continuing Research; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Apathy in Dementia; Abstract; Introduction; Diagnosis and Evaluation Scales.

Neuropathophysiology and ImagingComorbidity and Relationship to Depression; Treatment; Pharmacological Treatments; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Memantine; Psychostimulants; Antidepressants; Non-Pharmacological Treatments; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Physical Activity and Cognitive Ability in Older Adults: A Psychosocial Approach; Abstract; Ageing Population; Dementia Incidence; Cognitive Decline and Dementia; Modifiable Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline: Physical Activity; Evidence for the Effect of Physical Activity on Cognitive Ability and Dementia; Cross-sectional Studies.

Prospective StudiesPhysical Activity Measurement in Cross-sectional and Observational Studies; Limitations of Observational Studies; Randomised Controlled Trials with Healthy Older Adults; Moderators: Specific Components; of Exercise Interventions; Moderators: Cognitive Specificity; Moderators: Participant Characteristics; Moderators: Baseline Cognitive Ability; The Role of Psychosocial Factors; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration; Abstract; Introduction; Epidemiology; Clinical Aspects; Differential Diagnosis; Complementary Investigations.

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