Comprehensive Guide to Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias: Clinical Manual

Authored by renowned expert Myron F. Weiner, the Clinical Manual of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias is a valuable resource for practicing psychiatrists, neurologists, and mental health professionals. This comprehensive guide provides essential insights into neuropsychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of various cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer disease, traumatic brain injury, and other dementias.

Expert Contributions and Real-Life Case Studies

The manual features contributions from leading experts in the field, offering real-life clinical experiences and case studies that provide a deeper understanding of neuropsychiatric conditions. These case studies serve as valuable learning tools, enabling clinicians to develop effective strategies for diagnosis and treatment.

Diagnostic Signs, Symptoms, and Assessment Tools

The manual covers DSM-IV-TR cognitive disorders, as well as other cognitive syndromes and psychiatric symptoms that may confound diagnosis. It provides clinical insights into the diagnostic signs and symptoms of dementing illnesses, including Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementias, delirium, amnesia, and other cognitive disorders. Additionally, it reviews the psychiatric syndromes related to dementing illnesses and discusses their treatment.

Managing Behavioral Disorders and Psychiatric Symptoms

The manual emphasizes the importance of detecting and managing depression in individuals with cognitive complaints or symptoms. It also presents approaches to the pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of behavioral disorders that accompany dementing illnesses.

Clinical Workup and Neuroimaging Techniques

The guide outlines a comprehensive clinical workup for medical conditions that may underlie cognitive or other psychiatric symptoms. It also provides an illustrated review of the most current techniques of neuroimaging in differential diagnosis.

Community Resources and Support

In addition to covering various topics related to Alzheimer disease and other dementias, the manual includes a chapter on community resources. This valuable resource enables clinicians to support patients and families by connecting them with local and national organizations and agencies.

This comprehensive manual is a must-have reference for clinical psychiatrists, resident fellows, residents in training, medical students in psychiatry rotations, clinical psychologists, and psychiatric nurses.

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
Publication Date: February 24, 2012
Language: English
ISBN: 9781585624225, 9781585629619