1st Edition

Textbook of Dementia Care An Integrated Approach

Edited By Graham Jackson, Debbie Tolson Copyright 2019
    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    Textbook of Dementia Care: An Integrated Approach gives an overview of dementia care at a level appropriate to health and social care students, as well as providing an update to experienced practitioners. Authors come from a variety of backgrounds including nursing, psychiatry, medicine, psychology and allied health professions. There is a good mix of content from experienced new authors, academics and practitioners.

    The book offers:

    • a comprehensive list of contributors from different disciplines
    • input from people living with dementia and their family carers
    • relevant research to inform practice
    • case examples to illustrate and inform the text.

    While directed primarily at a nursing and social care readership, the book also provides a readable general text appropriate for all involved in dementia care. It is written by expert practitioners in the field, many of whom are leaders in practice-based research. It incorporates the expertise of representatives of Alzheimer Scotland, but also includes accounts of people living with dementia, families, and carers, giving the reader a unique insight into the disease.

    Foreword

    Part I: Dementia in context

    1. Introduction Graham A. Jackson and Debbie Tolson

    2. Policy perspectives Graham A. Jackson, Debbie Tolson and Lindsay Kinnaird

    3. Relationships, values and dementia care: Promoting reciprocity and interdependence Tony Ryan and Mike Nolan

    4. Early diagnosis: Turning policy into practice Stephen Lithgow and Robert Boyd

    5. Where does dementia sit in modern society? Karen Watchman

    6. Dementia and the family: Motivations for caring Janice McAlister and Irene Graham 

    7. Dementia-friendly communities Sandra Shafii and Arlene Crockett

    8. The care environment and dementia Mary Marshall

    Part II: Supporting people with dementia

    9. Dementia and physical health: Understanding the physical impact of dementia Graham Ellis and Trudi Marshall

    10. General hospital care of people with dementia Amanda Johnston and Christine Steel

    11. Palliative and end of life care Jenny Henderson and Barbara Sharp

    12. Legal and ethical issues in dementia care Donald Lyons

    13. Education, training and dementia Anna Jack-Waugh and Margaret Brown

    14. The impact of later life illnesses on people living with dementia F.J. Raymond Duffy

    Part III: Specific issues in dementia care

    15. Caring interventions Debbie Tolson and Bryan Mitchell

    16. Psychiatric symptoms in dementia Paul Brown, Adam Daly and Graham A. Jackson

    17.. Medication and dementia Guy Holloway and Lucy Stirland

    18. Delirium Rekha Hegde and Ajay Macharouthu

    19. Younger person with dementia Louise Ritchie

    20. Down's syndrome and dementia Karen Watchman and Sam Quinn

    21. Dementia and human rights: The view from someone who is living with dementia James McKillop

    Part IV: Future practice

    22. Advances in knowledge Debbie Tolson and Graham A. Jackson

     

     

    Biography

    Graham A. Jackson is Emeritus Alzheimer Scotland Professor of Dementia Care at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.

    Debbie Tolson is Alzheimer Scotland Professor of Dementia and Director of the Alzheimer Centre for Policy and Practice at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.