1785928554 
Paperback The essential guide to behavioural changes in dementia : understanding anxiety, depression, delirium, hallucinations, and agitation for people with dementia and carers / James Warner, Priyanka Pradhan.
Publication year: 2020
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9781785928550 (pbk.) :
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1.Introduction to behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia 2.Depression 3.Psychosis (hallucinations and delusions) 4.Anxiety 5.Apathy 6.Sleep problems 7.Irritability and aggression 8.Pacing and restlessness 9.Sexual problems and disinhibition 10.Other problems (mannerisms, punding, emotional lability) 11.Research and future directions
This is a straightforward guide to common - and commonly misunderstood - behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. It includes useful case studies covering cause, impact, and treatment approaches, and is suitable for people with dementia, their families, and family or professional carers. Did you know that hallucinations, anxiety and personality changes can be symptoms of dementia? This introductory guide explains the most common, but often misunderstood, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, with reassuring advice for people with dementia and their families. With straightforward language and real-life case studies, this guide shows the challenges that people with dementia can face, and what family members, carers and people with dementia themselves can do to tackle them. Covering common issues such as anxiety, depression, hallucinations and mood changes, and their causes, impacts and potential treatment options, this is the ideal starting point to understand
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144 pages ; 20 cm
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