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In Clinical Manual of Alzheimer Disease and Other
Dementias, practicing psychiatrists and neurologists provide
essential input into neuropsychiatric assessment and the diagnosis and
treatment of a wide range of neuropsychiatric conditions, including
Alzheimer disease and traumatic brain injury. The manual provides invaluable
information on both evaluation/diagnosis and treatment. Case studies offer
real-life clinical experiences by some of the country's leading experts in
the field. Clinical Manual of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias
• Includes DSM-IV-TR cognitive disorders and addresses other cognitive
syndromes and psychiatric symptoms that may confound diagnosis.
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Provides clinical insights into the diagnostic signs and symptoms of
dementing illnesses, including Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementias,
delirium, amnesia, and other cognitive disorders.
• Reviews the
psychiatric syndromes that are related to dementing illnesses and deals with
their treatment.
• Discusses the detection and management of depression
in the evaluation of a person with a cognitive complaint or symptoms.
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Emphasizes the behavioral disorders that accompany dementing illness and
presents an approach to their pharmacological and nonpharmacological
management.
• Delineates clinical workup for medical conditions that may
underly cognitive or other psychiatric symptoms.
• Provides an overview
of clinical tools and techniques for diagnosing cognitive dysfunction,
including history taking, mental status evaluation, physical and
neurological examination, and neuropsychological testing.
• Presents an
illustrated review of the most current techniques of neuroimaging in
differential diagnosis.
• Includes key clinical points in every chapter
summarizing important concepts.
In addition to topics covered in the textbook, the manual includes a chapter on community resources to enable clinicians to better support patients and families through local and national organizations and agencies. This text is a must-have reference for clinical psychiatrists, resident fellows, residents in training, medical students in psychiatry rotations, clinical psychologists, and psychiatric nurses.
Each chapter does an excellent job of clearly stating its goals and concisely giving practical guidance. The complex material is managed with deftness by the authors and allow for an easy read. Some of the chapters present the authors' clinical experiences in case formulations that greatly enhance the clinical value of the book This Clinical Manual provides an excellent review for geriatric psychiatrists, while also presenting material in an approachable manner for general psychiatrists and clinicians with an interest in older patients.
— Steve Koh, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Myron F. Weiner, M.D., is Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Anne M. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., is a Diplomate in Neurology of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Contributors
Introduction
PART I: Assessment and
Diagnosis
Chapter 1. Neuropsychiatric Assessment and
Diagnosis
Chapter 2. Medical and Neurological Evaluation and
Diagnosis
Chapter 3. Neuropsychological Assessment
Chapter 4.
Neuroimaging
Chapter 5. Alzheimer Disease
Chapter 6. Mild Cognitive
Impairment
Chapter 7. Vascular Cognitive Disorder
Chapter 8.
Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Other Synucleinopathies
Chapter 9.
Frontotemporal Dementia and Other Tauopathies
Chapter 10. Traumatic
Brain Injury
Chapter 11. Other Causes of Dementia
PART II:
Treatment
Chapter 12. Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in People With
Dementia
Chapter 13. Pharmacological Treatment of Neuropsychiatric
Symptoms
Chapter 14. Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimer Disease and
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Chapter 15. Supporting Family
Caregivers
Appendix: Resources
Index