1st Edition

Dementia and Aging Adults with Intellectual Disabilities A Handbook

Edited By Matthew P. Janicki, Arthur J. Dalton Copyright 1999

    This definitive handbook assembles the most recent advances in knowledge about dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and related disorders as they affect persons with intellectual disabilities. Diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and management and care practices are detailed in a practical manner making this a useful tool to both students and trained professionals. After an introduction to the subject, the book begins with persoanl accounts of three affected individuals whose signs of dementia are described from clinical, family member, and care-provider perspectives, respectively. The biology and physiology of dementia, as well as the neurological and medical complications associated with it, are then provided in Parts Two, three, and Four. The application and practical perspectives of this handbook are enhanced in Part Five which details the best practices available to meet the needs and challenges involved in care and quality of life issues. The challenge raised by the rapidly growing number of aging individuals with intellectual disabilities forms the basis for the final part of the volume, an analysis and presentation of rarely addressed policy issues. Extensive resource information and a comprehensive glossary contribute to the useful nature of this handbook. Practitioners, service providers, educators and students will benefit from the accessability and practicality if this text as well as the breadth and depth of knowledge of the editors and contributors.

    Part I
    Introduction
    Aging and Dementia
    Perspectives of a Care Provider
    A Parent's Experience

    Part II
    Biomedical Considerations
    Risk Factors and Biological Consequences
    Neurological Aspects
    Associated Medical Aspects
    Perspectives on Assessment and Evaluation
    Assessment Methods for Diagnosis of Dementia
    Adaptive Behavior

    Part III
    Clinical Considerations
    Down's Syndrome
    Dementia and Depression
    Psychiatric Disorders
    Psychotropic Medications

    Part IV
    Program Considerations
    Maintaining Communication
    Specialty Clinic Perspectives
    Adult Day Services
    Supports in Small Group Home Settings
    Coping with Losses, Death and Grieving

    Part V
    Education and Policy Considerations
    Dementia Assistance Resources
    Dementia and Public Policy Considerations
    Future Prospects

    Biography

    Matthew P. Janicki, Arthur J. Dalton

    "[The authors] have recruited a formidable cadre of contributors primarily from many organizations concerned with adults with intellectual disabilities...the book has six parts, beginning with a most informative iontroduction in which the coeditors define aging and dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease...The other five parts of the book address biomedical, assessment, clinical, program, and educational policy considerations. Numerous case studies illustrate key principles...Janicki and Dalton have edited a most clinically helpful handbook, which can enlighten clinicians who serve older adults with intellectual disabilities." -- Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics