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APA handbook of dementia
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- Book Synopsis
- The APA Handbook of Dementia addresses assessment, comorbidity, evaluation, and treatment of various forms of dementia. The handbook reviews common dementias including Alzheimer amp rsquo s disease, Lewy body disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and other less common dementias. It is organized into sections discussing diagnosis, epidemiology, and neurobiology (including neuropathology and neuroimaging) assessment, including cultural issues, methodology, and neuropsychology and primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention strategies. The handbook is intended as a resource for all psychologists and other health professionals that serve persons and families impacted by neurodegenerative disease.
- About The Author
- Glenn E. Smith, PhD, is Elizabeth Faulk Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Dr. Smith is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska, and completed his internship in neuropsychology and geropsychology at UCLA and his fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Mayo Clinic. He has authored or co-authored over 2 original articles and book chapters in the area of cognitive aging and dementia. During his 25 years at Mayo, he, his trainees, and his collaborators created the Healthy Action to Benefit Independence and Thinking (HABIT amp reg ) program for persons with mild cognitive impairment. He is currently the principal investigator of the Comparative Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions to Prevent of Delay Dementia study and co-principal investigator for the National Alzheimer amp rsquo s Disease Patient and Caregiver Powered Research Network both projects were funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute. He is past president of the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology and of the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology of the American Psychological Association (APA) and past chair of the APA Committee on Aging. In 2 , he received the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology amp rsquo s Distinguished Clinical Neuropsychologist Award.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781433828799
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association, (21 May 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 669
- Weight
- 1896 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 279 x 216 x 41 mm
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