Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias: A Practical Guide

SECTION I: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF DEMENTIA
Dementia Defined
The Dementia Interview
The Dementia Workup I: History
The Dementia Workup II: Physical, Neurological, and Mental Status Examination
The Dementia Workup III: Medical, Psychiatric, and Neuropsychological Tests

SECTION II:DEMENTIA SUBTYPES
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer Disease: Definition and Diagnosis
Treatment of Alzheimer Disease
Vascular Dementia
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Frontotemporal Dementia
Dementia Associated with Medical Conditions

SECTION III:PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DEMENTIA
Assessment of Agitation and Psychosis
Treatment of Agitation and Psychosis
Assessment and Treatment of Depression and Apathy

SECTION IV:PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES IN DEMENTIA CARE
Caring for the Caregiver
Legal and Ethical Issues

APPENDICES
A: Pocket Cards: Dementia Workup
Dementia Screen Questions
The Dementia Workup: History
The Dementia Workup: Physical Examination
The Dementia Workup: Mental Status Examination
The Cognitive Screen for Dementia
Clock Drawing Test
The Dementia Workup: Tests
B: Pocket Cards: Agitation, Psychosis, and Delirium in Dementia
Assessment of Agitation and Psychosis in Dementia
Confusion Assessment Method Rating Scale for Delirium
Treatment of Agitation and Psychosis in Dementia
OBRA, or Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Guidelines
OBRA, or Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Dosing Guidelines
C: Pocket Cards: Depression in Dementia
Assessment of Depression in Dementia
Depression Symptom Checklist for Dementia
Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Depression in Dementia
D: Pocket Card: Caregiver Assessment
The Mini-Burden Interview

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