The increasing proportion of demented elderly in populations, debates over patient 's rights and autonomy, and the growing body of knowledge on dementia has inspired the European Dementia Consensus Network to regard competence assessment in dementia as an important topic of debate. This book contains a summarised consensus as well as chapters on state-of-art neuropsychological functions and how they relate to competence, and chapters discussing ethical, legal perspectives.

Depressive Syndrome gehoren zu den haufigsten psychischen Erkrankungen nach dem 60. Lebensjahr. Sie werden immer noch zu selten erkannt, diagnostiziert und entsprechend behandelt. Viele namhafte Autoren(als Referenten der 3. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Gerontopsychiatrie und Ge- rontopsychotherapie vom 6.-8.2.1997 in Kassel) beschreiben den derzeitigen Kenntnisstand uber die Erkrankungen bezug- lich Atiologie, Klassifikation, Diagnostik, Psychopharmako- therapie und weiterer biologisch orientierter Verfahren, Psychotherapie/Soziotherapie sowie Pravention und Rehabili- tation.

Depressionen sind eines der Hauptprobleme in den Industriestaaten - wegen ihrer Verbreitung und volkswirtschaftlichen Konsequenzen. Neue Studien beweisen eine deutliche Unter- bzw. Fehlversorgung. Politik und Gesundheitswesen mussen Pravention, Gesundheitsforderung und die Versorgung Betroffener verbessern. Dies verlangt auch die Analyse des soziookonomischen und kulturellen Hintergrunds. Dieses Buch stellt hierfur das gegenwartige Wissen bereit. "

Assessment and Staging of Care for Dementia: The IDEAL schedule and its user manual is a unique resource containing a global clinical staging schedule for dementia alongside essential, practical information on how to use it. The International Schedule for the Integrated Assessment and Staging of Care for Dementia (IDEAL) schedule assesses a patient's capacity to function in seven domains. These domains are 'activities of daily living', 'physical health', 'cognitive functioning', 'behavioural and psychological symptoms', 'social support', 'informal care', and 'formal professional care'. Each domain has a set of anchor points to assist with rating the different dimensions appropriately along with critical information on how to calculate the total sum score on the IDEAL schedule. In addition to the IDEAL schedule itself, this resource includes a glossary of key terms and guidance on recommended priorities for interventions for different symptoms and severity patterns. Global examples of how to apply the schedule based on different levels of resources and experience are also presented along with relatable case studies mapped directly to the schedule. Created by the International Dementia Alliance, this innovative tool and user manual is suitable for health care professionals with experience in the diagnosis and treatment of people with dementia around the world, as well as any of those involved in dementia care.