TY - BOOK AU - Agronin,Marc E. TI - Dementia: a practical guide T2 - Practical guides in psychiatry SN - 0781733774 U1 - 616.83 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Dementia KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Patients KW - Care KW - Caregivers KW - Geriatric psychiatry KW - diagnosis KW - Handbooks KW - psychology KW - therapy KW - Geriatric Psychiatry KW - methods KW - Handbooks and manuals KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-307) and index; Dementia defined -- Dementia interview -- Dementia workup -- Alzheimer Disease -- Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease -- Vascular dementia -- Dementia with Lewy bodies -- Frontotemporal dementia -- Dementia associated with medical conditions -- Assessment of agitation and psychosis -- Treatment of agitation and psychosis -- Assessment and treatment of depression and apathy -- Caring for the caregiver -- Legal and ethical issues N2 - "With a practical, how-to approach, the text focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of various dementias and includes information vital to Board examinations and subspecialty certification in geriatric psychiatry."--Jacket ER -