ABSTRACT

Textbook of Dementia Care: An Integrated Approach gives an overview of dementia care at a level appropriate to health and social care students, as well as providing an update to experienced practitioners. Authors come from a variety of backgrounds including nursing, psychiatry, medicine, psychology and allied health professions. There is a good mix of content from experienced new authors, academics and practitioners.

The book offers:

  • a comprehensive list of contributors from different disciplines
  • input from people living with dementia and their family carers
  • relevant research to inform practice
  • case examples to illustrate and inform the text.

While directed primarily at a nursing and social care readership, the book also provides a readable general text appropriate for all involved in dementia care. It is written by expert practitioners in the field, many of whom are leaders in practice-based research. It incorporates the expertise of representatives of Alzheimer Scotland, but also includes accounts of people living with dementia, families, and carers, giving the reader a unique insight into the disease.

part I|2 pages

Dementia in context

chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|9 pages

Relationships, values and dementia care

Promoting reciprocity and interdependence

chapter 4|9 pages

Early diagnosis

Turning policy into practice

chapter 6|8 pages

Dementia and the family

Motivations for caring

part II|2 pages

Supporting people with dementia

part III|2 pages

Specific issues in dementia care

chapter 15|9 pages

Caring interventions

chapter 17|12 pages

Medication and dementia

chapter 18|15 pages

Delirium

chapter 19|9 pages

Younger person with dementia

chapter 21|4 pages

Dementia and human rights

The view from someone who is living with dementia

part IV|2 pages

Future practice

chapter 22|5 pages

Advances in knowledge