Practical Management of Dementia

respectively Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry, Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield and Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Huddersfield; Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Huddersfield

Dementia in the new millennium. Epidemiology of dementia. Diagnosis and classification. Early detection of dementia. The role of the clinical psychologist in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with dementia. The role of the physician for the elderly in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with dementia. The general practitioner's perspective. The role of the nurse in the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with dementia. Dementia: an occupational therapist's perspective. Social aspects of the assessment and treatment of dementia. Towards practical service delivery for younger people with dementia. Understanding behavioural change in dementia. Legal aspects of management. Spiritual aspects of dementia. Comprehensive and integrated mental health services for people with dementia. The role of service users and carers in helping to develop and improve services for people with dementia.