Kraus, George,  1950- <br/><br/>
At wit's end :  plain talk on Alzheimer's for families and clinicians / 
George Kraus, Ph. D. 
 - Second edition. 
 - West Lafayette, Indiana :  Purdue University Press,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>part 1: What is Alzheimer's? --  The basics --  Normal aging --  Alzheimer's is a type of dementia --  Evidence of Alzheimer's --  Distinguishing between delirium, Alzheimer's, and other dementias --  Two case studies: applying the basics --  part 2: How to evaluate for Alzheimer's --  This person I used to know: measuring the status of mental functioning in Alzheimer's --  Measuring Alzheimer's in action --  The question of competence --  part 3: Disturbances in mood and perception --  Geriatric depression and Alzheimer's --  I know she has Alzheimer's, but why is she acting like this? Recognizing psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's --  part 4: Medical and psychological treatment approaches --  Treatment of Alzheimer's with medicines --  Changing the person's surroundings --  Talking to people with Alzheimer's --  Preventive activities for ourselves and others: lowering our odds of getting Alzheimer's. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781612494708 9781612494715 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Alzheimer's disease.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC523  / .A895 2017