In the coming decades, barring medical interventions that can prevent or reverse the
occurrence of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, the numbers of people …

Dementia as a Biopsychosocial Condition: Implications for Practice and Research Page 1 10
Dementia as a biopsychosocial condition: implications for practice and research Murna Downs …

Dementia is one of the most pressing problems that currently faces planners and providers
of health care today. This has resulted in an explosion in research activity with the …

Dementia: From Diagnosis to Management-A Functional Approach is a comprehensive
description of a functional and behavioral approach to assessing and treating persons with …

Background: Over the years, a number of non-medical and psychosocial explanations and
models of dementia have been proposed, due to the complex nature of the illness. However …

The person-centred approach to dementia care emerges from a new emphasis on the
experience of the person with dementia. The person is seen as attempting to manage and …

Until the last 10 years or so, dementia research had been dominated by the psychiatric or
medical approach to dementia. However, increasing numbers of new psychological and …

The first section of the book focuses on the theoretical issues and research methodology that
guides research in the area. This includes a justification of the modular approach in relation …

Confusion. Fear. Isolation. This is the human experience of dementing illness, and it is at the
heart of this practical, informative volume by a broad range of clinically grounded experts …

Depression and dementia commonly coexist and are associated with higher rates of
behavioral and functional problems. Caregivers of these individuals report higher levels of …