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Table of Contents DEDICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii PART I. WHAT IS ALZHEIMER'S? Chapter 1: Basic Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 2: Natural Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 3: Alzheimer's is a Type of Dementia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 4: Evidence of Alzheimer's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 5: Distinguishing Between Delirium, Alzheimer's , and Other Dementias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 6: Two Case Studies: Applying the Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . -- PART II. HOW TO EVALUATE FOR ALZHEIMER'S Chapter 7: This Person I Used to Know: Measuring the Status of Mental Functioning in Alzheimer's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 8: Measuring Alzheimer's in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 9: The Question of Competence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- PART III. DISTURBANCES IN MOOD AND PERCEPTION Chapter 10: Geriatric Depression and Alzheimer's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 11: I Know She Has Alzheimer's But Why Is She Acting Like This?: Recognizing Psychotic Symptoms in Alzheimer's . . . . . . . . -- PART IV. MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT APPROACHES Chapter 12: Treatment of Alzheimer's with Medicines . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 13: Changing the Person's Surroundings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 14: Talking to People with Alzheimer's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Chapter 15: Preventive Activities for Ourselves and Others: Lowering Our Odds of Getting Alzheimer's . . . . . . . . . . . . -- APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- INDEX
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Alzheimer's disease.