Dementia : a public mental health priority.

Format:

Book

Series:

Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 14, Issue 1

Journal of Public Mental Health, 1746-5729 ; Volume 14 Number 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive psychology.

Dementia--Research.

Dementia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Bradford, West Yorkshire, England] : Emerald, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dementia is 'a global challenge and a public health priority' accordingly to Dr Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization in a speech she delivered to a recent G8 summit on the condition. Her sentiments are shared by many current political leaders including Barack Obama and David Cameron, the UK prime minister who hosted the summit in London last year. He described it as 'the biggest challenge we face today' (UK Department of Health 2012) In addition to organising international initiatives, many countries including Australia, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, France and

Contents:

Cover; Editorial; Guest editorial; Harnessing the power of cohort studies for dementia research; The arts in dementia care education:a developmental study; Dementia in the workplace: a review; Dementia, public health and public policy -making the connections; Book review

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed June 15, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-78560-073-7

OCLC:

912323272