TY  - BOOK
AU  - Simpson, Roger
TI  - Geriatrics: Diagnosis and Treatment
SN  - 9781632425447
U1  - 618.97 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York
PB  - Foster Academics
KW  - Geriatric Psychiatry
N1  - Includes List of Contributors; index
N2  - A consensus conference on the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer disease (AD) and related disorders was organized by the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, the Alzheimer's Association, and the American Geriatrics Society on January 4 and 5, 1997. The target audience was primary care physicians, and the following questions were addressed: (1) How prevalent is AD and what are its risk factors? What is its impact on society? (2) What are the different forms of dementia and how can they be recognized? (3) What constitutes safe and effective treatment for AD? What are the indications and contraindications for specific treatments? (4) What management strategies are available to the primary care practitioner? (5) What are the available medical specialty and community resources? (6) What are the important policy issues and how can policymakers improve access to care for dementia patients? (7) What are the most promising questions for future research?
ER  -