Dementia : a global approach

Dementia : a global approach / edited by Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy, Martin J. Prince, Jeffrey L. Cummings.

"Growth in the incidence of dementia presents major challenges to global healthcare systems. As the burden of dementia in non-Western cultures grows, developing nations are expected to overtake developed nations in terms of dementia prevalence. Insights from developing nations and transcultural...

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Other Authors: Krishnamoorthy, Ennapadam S., 1966- (Editor), Prince, Martin (Martin James), 1960- (Editor), Cummings, Jeffrey L., 1948- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Dementia.
Cross-cultural studies.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Alzheimer's & Dementia.
MEDICAL > Neurology.
Dementia > Treatment
Dementia
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The aging brain and mind: cultural and anthropological perspectives / Kua Ee Heok
  • 2. Mild cognitive impairment: current concepts and cross cultural issues / Seethalakshmi Ramanathan and Ennapadam S. Krishnamoorthy
  • 3. Alzheimer's Disease: the African American story / Hugh Hendrie
  • 4. Vascular cognitive impairment: 4A. The syndrome of vascular cognitive impairment: current concepts / J.V. Bowler
  • 4B. Debate: is vascular dementia more common in some parts of the world? / Yes Suvarna Alladi
  • No R. Stewart
  • 5. Cross cultural issues of global significance: 5A. Infections and dementia
  • the view from a developing nation / P. Satishchandra and Vijayan Joy
  • 5B. Nutrition and dementia
  • where is the nexus? / Alan D. Dangour and Ricardo Uauy
  • 6. Assessment: 6A. The experience of assessing cognition across cultures / Kathleen S. Hall
  • 6B. Assessing behavior in dementia across cultures / Vorapun Senanarong and Jeffrey L. Cummings
  • 7. Psychosocial factors: 7A. Quality of life in dementia: global perspective and transcultural issues / Caroline Selai, Demetris Pillas and Annabel Dodds
  • 7B. Caregiving for dementia: global perspectives and transcultural issues / T. Alphons, E.S. Krishnamoorthy and K. Gomez
  • 7C. Care arrangements for patients with dementia: China / Helen Chiu, Joshua Tsoh and Xin Yu
  • 8. Service delivery and management: 8A. Dementia services: developing rural and remote services / Sadanand Rajkumar and Julia Lane
  • 8B. Non-pharmacological approachs: patient centred approaches / S. Kalyanasundaram
  • 9. The clinical approach to the person with dementia: 9A. Perú (South America) / Mariella Guerra
  • 9B. Nigeria / Richard Uwakwe
  • 9C. Australia / David Ames and Eleanor Flynn
  • 9D. The United States of America/ Jeffrey L. Cummings
  • 9E. Japan / Akira Homma
  • 9F. China / Joshua Tsoh, Helen Chiu and Xin Yu
  • 10. Raising global awareness: the role of non-governmental organisations: 10A. The role of NGOs in raising awareness: Alzheimer's Disease International / Marc Wortmann
  • 10B. Perspectives from a developing nation / Jacob Roy Kuriakose
  • 11. The contribution of cross-cultural research to dementia care and policy
  • an overview, focusing on the work of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group / Martin J. Prince
  • Index.

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