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| Drug treatments and dementia | | Author(s) | Stephen Hopker |
| Corporate Author | Bradford Dementia Group |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 1999 |
| Pages | 128 pp (Bradford Dementia Group good practice guides) |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Drugs ; United States of America ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | Aimed at those involved in caring for people with dementia, this book looks at the use of medication in dementia care. It gives guidance on the drug treatments that are currently available to people with dementia, detailing how they can be used, and assessing their effectiveness. The clinical value of new cognitive enhancing drugs, such as donepezil, is also considered. It also examines the use of older drugs, describing the situation in the United States where controversy over the misuse of treatments such as antipsychotic medications in nursing homes has resulted in detailed and legally enforced controls over prescribing these drugs. The book advocates the prescription of medication as just one part in a complete care reflecting the specific situation and needs of the person with dementia. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990720202 B |
| Classmark | EA: LLD: 7T: 8 |
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