Dementia

John T. O’Brien is a professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, UK. David Ames is director, National Ageing Research Institute and professor of Ageing and Health within the University of Melbourne Department of Psychiatry, Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age. Alistair Burns is professor of Old Age Psychiatry and vice dean for the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences at The University of Manchester, clinical director for the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC) and an honorary consultant old age psychiatrist in the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust (MMHSCT).

This edition maintains the format that made the book a very popular choice for clinicians working in the field of dementia, or for those who simply wish to brush up on their knowledge of the topic.The breadth of topicscovered here is a tour de force...readers will find that Dementia, 5th edition represents an excellentreference and is money well spent.Olivier Piguet, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Medical Journal of Australia

• Dementia: General Aspects. Mild Cognitive Impairment. Alzheimer’s Disease. The Overlap and Interaction Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease. Cerebrovascular Disease and Cognitive Impairment. Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease. Focal Dementias and Related Issues. Other Dementias and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Cognitive Impairments.