Dementia (Hodder Arnold Publication) [Hardcover]

Alistair Burns M.D. (Editor), John O'Brien (Editor), David Ames M.D. (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0340812036 | ISBN-13: 978-0340812037 | Publication Date: October 13, 2005 | Edition: 3

The new edition of this definitive book on dementia has been fully updated to reflect the huge advances in our knowledge and understanding of the disorder since the publication of the 2nd edition in 2000. The incidence of dementia continues to rise as the world's population ages and huge increase in cases is predicated over the next 25 years. The book has been radically restructured and updated with addition of many new chapters. Dementia 3E represents an internationally-authored 'gold standard' work on this important and catastrophic group of diseases.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...provides comprehensive and updated information on dementia, and compares well with other books on the subject."--Doody's

About the Author

Alistair Burns MD, FRCP, FRCPsych is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of Manchester, UK John O'Brien DM, FRCPsych is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the Institute for Ageing and Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK David Ames BA, MD, FRCPsych, FRANZCP is Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age at the University of Melbourne, St George's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Product Details

• Hardcover: 876 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Arnold Publishers; 3 edition (October 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340812036
• ISBN-13: 978-0340812037
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,247,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)