Product Description: Popular with generations of practitioners, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology has been the definitive reference of choice in the field of geriatric care. The new 7th Edition, by Howard M. Fillit, MD, Kenneth Rockwood, MD, and Kenneth Woodhouse, carries on this tradition with an increased clinical focus and updated coverage to help you meet the unique challenges posed by this growing patient population...read more

Comprehensive multidisciplinary encyclopedia dealing with aging processes and older adults. Intended for 'the educated inquirer who needs a brief authoritative introduction to key topics and issues in aging.' Signed entries contain cross references. Contains lengthy bibliography. General index.

Product Description: Given the increased attention by clinicians, researchers and the pharmaceutical industry to the management and treatment of dementia not only in the elderly but also in increasingly younger populations, the demands for effective evidence-based pharmaceutical control of dementia and quantitative assessment of outcomes have increased...read more

Product Description: Delirium is a cognitive disorder consisting of deficits of attention, arousal, consciousness, memory, orientation, perception, speech and language. It represents the most frequent complication of hospitalisation in the older population...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: ...compiled by Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA)... one of the largest epidemiologic studies of dementia conducted to date...over 100 papers published or in press... includes overview, study sampling, data collected and more! (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Geared to people in the health professions, this book can also provide valuable insight for others dealing with those who have impaired memory.

This volume covers all apsects of the diagnosis and management of dementia. Dementia, a generalized impairment of intellect, memory and personality, without impairment of consciousness, is increasing in incidence worldwide because of the demographic shift in population. The editors and authors describe memory disorder clinics and deal with the management of patients both in the hospital and community setting. The book provides a resource for those wishing to set up clinics or teams.