1: What is dementia?
2: Assessment
3: Delirium
4: Care
5: Dementia in the community
6: Treatment
7: Care homes
8: Dementia and delirium in hospital
9: Physical problems in dementia
10: Palliative care
11: Legal aspects of dementia care
12: Making decisions
13: Measurement and rating scales
14: Issues with particular patient groups
15: Rarer forms of dementia
16: Biological aspects
17: Prevention
18: Outcome
Index
Jonathan Waite graduated from Edinburgh University in Pharmacology
(1973) and Medicine (1976). He has specialised in Psychiatry since
1977. After working as a junior doctor in Edinburgh he came to
Nottingham in 1981, since 1984 he has been a full time NHS
Consultant in the Psychiatry of Old Age.
In 2001 he gained a degree in Mental Health Law from the University
of Northumbria; he is Lord Chancellor's Medical Visitor for the
Midlands and East Anglia and contributed to the BMA / Law Society
book Assessment of Mental Capacity. He has a wide interest in
Psychiatry of Old Age and has published research on the
epidemiology and treatment of dementia, the provision of services
and on legal aspects of psychiatry.
Ian Morton graduated in Philosophy from Newcastle University in
1978 before undertaking Mental Health Nurse Training at the Bethlem
and Maudsley Hospitals. Since qualifying in 1985 he has worked with
people who have dementia in day Care, hospital and residential
settings. He has researched and published extensively on
interpersonal aspects of dementia care, with a growing interest in
the psychodynamic aspects of dementia, care and the organisational
aspects of care. Rowan Harwood trained in
general medicine and geriatrics in Oxford, London and Nottingham,
and in epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene. He developed a
special interest in stroke, and has published on health outcomes
and
quality of life after stroke. He is a consultant physician and lead
clinician for stroke at the Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham,
and he maintains a wide service and research interest in the field,
including continence, psychiatry and institutional care. David
Connelly graduated from University of Ulster with a First Class
Honours degree in Applied Psychology in 1995 before completing a
Psych.D in Clinical Psychology at the University of Surrey. He
currently works as a Clinical Psychologist
for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
...contains an impressive amount of knowledge...very practical with
some fascinating bits and excellent tips from obviously experienced
clinicians...recommended to all trainees in psychiatry, medicine
and general practice...including my own!
*Dr David Anderson, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist*
It is impressive that, despite its primary role as a reference
work, the work can usefully and coherently be read from beginning
to end.
*International Psychogeriatrics*
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