{"product_id":"communication-disability-in-the-dementias-isbn-9781861565068","title":"Communication Disability in the Dementias","description":"This book focuses on language and communication issues with older people with mental health problems. Radically revised and updated from the authors’ earlier book, “Communication Disability and the Psychiatry of Old Age”, this book recognizes that language and communication is not just the business of speech and language therapy but is relevant to all staff involved with people who have mental health difficulties.   \u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on what older people with mental health difficulties require to maintain their independence and to minimize the effects of degenerative disease processes for as long as possible from a speech and language perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelevant to all members of the multidisciplinary team involved within older people’s mental health services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter is evidence-based and factual\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the substantial advances in the diagnosis and treatment of dementias\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHealth, ageing and the context of care\u003c\/b\u003e (Karen Bryan and Jane Maxim).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho are older people and where do they live?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttitudes to older people and their health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of language and ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecent approaches to older people with dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe evidence base for speech and language therapy intervention in dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServices for older people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpowerment of older people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMental health in older age\u003c\/b\u003e (Claire Nicholl).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eService provision.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation of the older patient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification of psychiatric illnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrevalence of psychiatric illness in older people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecific disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful web sites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eManaging dementias in primary care\u003c\/b\u003e (Vari Drennan and Steve Iliffe).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe features of the dementias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognition of dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisclosing the diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly interventions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGateways to support, information and services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoint working and people with a dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformal carers of people with dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaring for people at home as the dementia progresses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing the knowledge and attitudes of primary health-care professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary health-care and care homes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutlining a framework for practice in primary health care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLanguage, communication and cognition in the dementias\u003c\/b\u003e (Jane Maxim and Karen Bryan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is an accurate diagnosis necessary?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing communication in the dementias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAphasia and the dementias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlzheimer’s disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVascular dementia (multi-infarct dementia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary progressive aphasias, semantic dementia and Pick’s disease (frontotemporal dementia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDementia with Lewy bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuntington’s disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParkinson’s disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgressive supranuclear palsy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreutzfeldt–Jakob disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepression, confusion and dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHIV-associated cognitive impairment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDementia associated with alcoholism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDown’s syndrome and dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDiagnosing semantic dementia and managing communication difficulties\u003c\/b\u003e (Julie Snowden, Jackie Kindell and David Neary).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction and overview of semantic dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of neuropathology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiagnosing semantic dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeuropsychological testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging communication difficulties in semantic dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning and forgetting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAssessment of language and communication difficulties in the dementias\u003c\/b\u003e (Susan Stevens).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe assessment process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing the dementias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing depression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLate-onset schizophrenia and paraphrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlcohol abuse and related conditions (Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDementia in Parkinson’s disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDown’s syndrome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEnvironmental and team approaches to communication in the dementias\u003c\/b\u003e (Kate Allan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDementia, personhood and communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe development of interest in communication in dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idea of ‘person-centred care’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving forward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe environment and communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning environments for people with dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSpeech and language therapy intervention for people with Alzheimer’s disease\u003c\/b\u003e (Jackie Kindell and Helen Griffiths).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking within a wider context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDementia care evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValidation therapies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultidisciplinary team working.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresentation of language and cognition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of the speech and language therapist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferral.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntervention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview and discharge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 8.1: Questionnaires.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 8.2: Schedule of strategies to promote communication use by carers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWorking with family and friends as carers\u003c\/b\u003e (Colin Barnes).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication partners and carers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy work with carers?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding informal carers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe caring career.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContact with carers and carer needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterventions for carers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture developments and research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended resources for carers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDeveloping speech and language therapy services in older age mental health\u003c\/b\u003e (Victoria Ramsey, Mary Heritage and Karen Bryan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeech and language therapy services in older age mental health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a new service.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping existing services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping services in an environment of change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA survey of services for cognitively impaired elderly in the USA\u003c\/b\u003e (Danielle Ripich and Jennifer Horner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDementia: demographics and costs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources for elderly individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgencies and organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment and intervention for people with dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaregiver training programs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow effective are interventions?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernmental and professional dementia resources in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFuture directions\u003c\/b\u003e (Jane Maxim and Karen Bryan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere are we now?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA service agenda for speech and language therapists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards evidence-based practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eKaren Bryan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Clinical Practice at the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, UK. Her current research interests include development of the Barnes Language Assessment, care sector training and education and practice development for the healthcare workforce.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Maxim\u003c\/b\u003e is Head of Department and Professor of Language Pathology at the Department of Human Communication Science at University College London.  She has a particular interest in language breakdown in different forms of dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunication Disability in the Dementias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEdited by \u003cb\u003eKaren Bryan\u003c\/b\u003e, European institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey and \u003cb\u003eJane Maxim\u003c\/b\u003e, Department of Human Communication Science, University College London.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on language and communication issues of older people with mental health problems, and based on the editors' earlier book, \u003ci\u003eCommunication Disability and Psychiatry of old Age,\u003c\/i\u003e this book recognizes the many changes that have occurred in the last decade in relation to speech and language therapy practice. During this time there have been substantial advances in the diagnosis and treatment of dementias and a growing awareness of the need to treat older people appropriately. There is now recognition that speech and language are not just the business of the speech and language therapist but involves all t members of the multidisciplinary team who are dealing with those who have mental difficulties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes examples of evidence-based practice and is well referenced throughout. 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