Dementia - Softcover

Netdoctor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034086267X ISBN 13: 9780340862674

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

There are over 100 types of progressive disease classified as dementia. Currently one in twenty of adults over sixty five suffer from it with this number rising to one in five for those over eighty. This book explains current thinking as to why some people develop these disease, what the signs and symptoms of dementia are as well as the different forms of treatment ranging from drug to complementary treatment and other methods for the care giver and sufferer to cope with the disease. Essential reading for any one developing dementia or caring for some one with dementia, Dr Dan Rutherford explains the basic of the disease and the support available in clear and understandable layman terms.

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About the Author

Netdoctor.co.uk this is the most visited healthcare website and offers both consumers and healthcare professionals access to the most authoritative and expansive medical information resource online. An editorial team comprising GPs such as Dr Dan Rutherford the author of Dementia, medical specialists and pharmacists is behind the site's 4000 pages of content, all written and developed to reflect local healthcare issues. Its aim is to increase medical understanding among patients to empower them and untimately lead to improvements in quality of care.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 034086267X
• ISBN 13: 9780340862674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112