Julian Hughes previously chaired the Philosophy Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and serves on the College's Special Committee for Professional Practice and Ethics. Julian read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford prior to studying Medicine at Bristol. He then served in the Royal Air Force, but completed his higher training in psychiatry in Oxford and, at the same time, undertook a PhD in Philosophy at Warwick University.He was a member of the Dementia Working Party of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, which reported in 2009. He was previously a special advisor on ethics and palliative care to the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which produced its guidelines on dementia in 2007.

This superb, to the point book on dementia should be a frequent 'go to' reference for busy clinicians...highly recommended...

• 1. Setting the scene ; 2. How the brain works ; 3. Defining dementia ; 4. Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment ; 5. Vascular dementia ; 6. Dementia with Lewy bodies ; 7. Frontotemporal dementias ; 8. Other dementias ; 9. Assessment ; 10. Social approaches to living with dementia ; 11. Psychological approaches to management of dementia and depression ; 12. Drug treatments ; 13. Spiritual, palliative, and supportive care ; 14. Challenges in caring ; 15. Facts and values ; Glossary ; Appendix 1: Useful web addresses ; Appendix 2: Useful references

Julian Hughes previously chaired the Philosophy Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and serves on the College's Special Committee for Professional Practice and Ethics. Julian read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford prior to studying Medicine at Bristol. He then served in the Royal Air Force, but completed his higher training in psychiatry in Oxford and, at the same time, undertook a PhD in Philosophy at Warwick University.He was a member of the Dementia Working Party of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, which reported in 2009. He was previously a special advisor on ethics and palliative care to the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which produced its guidelines on dementia in 2007.

This superb, to the point book on dementia should be a frequent 'go to' reference for busy clinicians...highly recommended...

• 1. Setting the scene ; 2. How the brain works ; 3. Defining dementia ; 4. Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment ; 5. Vascular dementia ; 6. Dementia with Lewy bodies ; 7. Frontotemporal dementias ; 8. Other dementias ; 9. Assessment ; 10. Social approaches to living with dementia ; 11. Psychological approaches to management of dementia and depression ; 12. Drug treatments ; 13. Spiritual, palliative, and supportive care ; 14. Challenges in caring ; 15. Facts and values ; Glossary ; Appendix 1: Useful web addresses ; Appendix 2: Useful references

Julian Hughes previously chaired the Philosophy Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and serves on the College's Special Committee for Professional Practice and Ethics. Julian read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford prior to studying Medicine at Bristol. He then served in the Royal Air Force, but completed his higher training in psychiatry in Oxford and, at the same time, undertook a PhD in Philosophy at Warwick University.He was a member of the Dementia Working Party of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, which reported in 2009. He was previously a special advisor on ethics and palliative care to the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which produced its guidelines on dementia in 2007.

This superb, to the point book on dementia should be a frequent 'go to' reference for busy clinicians...highly recommended...

• 1. Setting the scene ; 2. How the brain works ; 3. Defining dementia ; 4. Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment ; 5. Vascular dementia ; 6. Dementia with Lewy bodies ; 7. Frontotemporal dementias ; 8. Other dementias ; 9. Assessment ; 10. Social approaches to living with dementia ; 11. Psychological approaches to management of dementia and depression ; 12. Drug treatments ; 13. Spiritual, palliative, and supportive care ; 14. Challenges in caring ; 15. Facts and values ; Glossary ; Appendix 1: Useful web addresses ; Appendix 2: Useful references