Abstract
This concise practical guide to the evaluation, assessment, and treatment of individuals with Alzheimer's disease also illuminates the basic neurobiologybiology underlying the disease and emerging therapeutic and promising preventive possibilities. On the clinical side, the authors focus on such issues as early changes and preclinical conditions-including mild cognitive impairment and predementia AD, how the patient presents, the therapy, and the recent neuropsychiatric treatment and behavioral aspects of AD. On the practical side, guidance is offered to medical providers and caregivers on the deep feelings of isolation, loneliness, and despair that the illness can create, and on how to overcome the consequent breakdown in communication.

Reviews:
“This is an easy-to-read and accessible book that presents an impressive amount of detail and information. It will appeal to physicians who want more background and detail as they approach their Alzheimer's patients, rather than just a simple "cookbook" recipe for treatment. Chapters on new and evolving treatments are well done and offer a glimpse of the future. Physicians who establish specialized clinics or units for the care of Alzheimer's patients will find this book especially useful.”-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal