Long-term Management of Dementia

A guiding light through the difficult process of caring for the dementia patient, this text addresses the conventional and rare changes and complications that physcians and caregivers face from stage to stage of this disease. The editors carefully advise the reader on how remaining proactive, efficient, cost-conscious, and practical during the transitions. A useful tool for a neurologists, psychiatrists, and geriatricians, this timely resource covers: • protocol for appropriate medical treatment of dementia • preferred drug approaches and behavioral modification techniques • pharmacotherapy of cognition in dementia • assessment and diagnosis of common dementing conditions • socioeconomic, ethical, and legal concerns • driving, safety, nutritional, and hygienic issues of dementia patients • patient monitoring, follow-up, ancillary, and end-of-life care • local and national resources for the physician and caregiver