Cognitive-communication disorders of MCI and dementia : definition, assessment, and clinical management / Kathryn Bayles, PhD, CCC-SLP, Kimberly McCullough, PhD, CCC-SLP, Cheryl Tomoeda, MS, CCC-SLP.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bayles, Kathryn A., 1942- author.

McCullough, Kimberly (Speech-language pathologist), author.

Tomoeda, Cheryl K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognition disorders.

Communicative disorders.

Dementia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, Inc. , [2020]

Summary:

This book provides up-to-date research on the clinical assessment and management of individuals with dementia and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the fastest growing clinical population. A summary of important points at the end of chapters highlights essential clinical information and guides student learning. An all-new Clinical Guide comprises the second half of the book providing an extensive discussion of the process of assessment and evidence-based treatments for individuals in all stages of dementia.

Contents:

Speech-language pathology, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia

Cognition, memory, and communication

MCI : Mild cognitive impairment

Alzheimer's dementia

Dementia and Down syndrome

Vascular dementia

Parkinson's disease and dementia

Dementia and Lewy body disease

Dementia and Huntington's disease

Frontotemporal dementia

Clinical guide : assessment and interventions for cognitive-communicative disorders of dementia

Clinical section II : cognitive intervention

Clinical section III : direct interventions for individuals with MCI and dementia

Clinical section IV : indirect interventions for individuals with dementia

Clinical section V : reimbursement and care planning for persons with dementia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-63550-059-1