ISBN: 9780340905012    Publisher: Hodder Education Year of publishing: 2005     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 160        Language: English

The Royal Society of Medicine -- Your Guide to Alzheimer's Disease is the patient's ultimate source of essential and invaluable information. Providing all the necessary facts, guidance and support, this book will enable the reader to make informed choices and regain control of their life. Written by the leading expert on Alzheimer's disease, this book explains all about the degenerating illness that effects thousands of people every year. Covering all aspects of the disease, from its symptoms and diagnosis to how it can be treated and practical advice on how to cope with the illness in everyday life, this book will inform, reassure and support you when you need it the most. The clear, straightforward design of the book together with original features such as myth/fact boxes, key terms, question and answer sections and a chapter on who the patient/carer might meet in the NHS and their role in the treatment of the disease will prepare the reader for all that may lie ahead.
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Professor Alistair Burns is a highly experienced and respected expert on Alzheimer's disease. He is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester. He also lectures at the University of Manchester and has written, edited and contributed to hundreds of highly respected publications.
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