Textbook of Dementia Care

<p><em>Textbook of Dementia Care: An Integrated Approach</em> 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. </p> <p>The book offers: </p> <p></p> <ul> <p> <li>a comprehensive list of contributors from different disciplines</li> <p></p> <p> <li>input from people living with dementia and their family carers</li> <p></p> <p> <li>relevant research to inform practice</li> <p></p> <p> <li>case examples to illustrate and inform the text.</li> <p></p></ul> <p></p> <p>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.</p>