With people living longer, dementia is now at the forefront of medical research. In answer to this changing trend, Long-Term Management of Dementia presents a stand-alone resource for diagnosis, treatment, and management issues for the patient suffering from this debilitating disease.

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• Social, legal, economic, and ethical dilemmas
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• Functional abilities
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• Driving and the dementia patient
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• Hygiene and nutritional concerns
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• Supervision models
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• Medical complications
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Neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians, nurses, and social workers, along with family members of those suffering will find this book a valuable resource for understanding this disorder.