Dementia, aging, and intellectual disabilities : a handbook / edited by Matthew P. Janicki, Arthur J. Dalton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Programs with cooperative potential--Education and training--Coalitions--Commentary--References--Appendix--20. Dementia and Public Policy Considerations:- Emergence of an at-risk population--Programmatic and policy issues--Vignette: An Oregon experience--Education and training issues--Public policy issues and implications--References--21. Future Prospects:- References.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION:- 1. Aging and Dementia:- Prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer\'s disease--Neuropathology of Alzheimer\'s Disease--Risk factors for Alzheimer\'s Disease--A model for the staging of Alzheimer\'s Disease--Towards diagnosis--Case history of RM--Commentary--References--2. Perspectives of a Care Provider:- Jan S.\'s Chronology of decline--Challenges for care management--Commentary--3. A Parent\'s Experience:- The onset of dementia--Coping with David\'s dementia--Commentary--PART 2: BIOMEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS:- 4. Risk Factors and Biological Consequences:- Risk factors for Alzheimer\'s Disease in the general population--Changes in brain and other tissues in Alzheimer\'s Disease in the general population--Applications to intellectual disabilities--Commentary--References--5. Neurologic Aspects:- Risk of dementia--Dementia syndromes--Markers for dementia--Diagnosis--Dementia disorders arising De Nova--Childhood disorders progressing into adulthood--Episodic disorders continuing into adulthood--Commentary--References--6. Associated Medical Aspects:- Sensory impairments--Movement-related disorders--Internal conditions--Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations--Incomplete diagnostic efforts00Recommendations--Commentary--References--PART 3: ASSESSMENT CONSIDERATIONS:- 7. Perspectives on Assessment and Evaluation:- Problems of assessment--Problem-solving strategies--Critique of strategies--Commentary--References--8. Assessment Methods for ~Diagnosis of Dementia:- Diagnostic issues shared with the General Population--Dagnostic issues specific to adults with intellectual disability--Diagnostic criteria (AAMR/IASSIL)--Criteria for diagnosis of alzheimer\'s disease--Clinical Recommendations--Research recommendations--References--9. Adaptive Behavior:- Review of cross-sectional studies--Review of longitudinal studies--Findings from a five-year longitudinal assessment study--Methodological and assessment issues--Future research issues--Commentary--References--PART 4: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS:- 10. Down\'s Syndrome: Aging in people with Down\'s Syndrome--Clinical change in people with Down\'s Syndrome associated with increasing age--Differential diagnosis of decline in older people with down\'s syndrome--Clinical implications--Commentary--References--11. Dementia and Depression:- Risk factors for misdiagnosis shared with the general population--Risk factors for Misdiagnosis specific to Adults with intellectual disability--Literature findings--Depression: Prevalence, Effects on functioning, and treatment--Implications for work/research in dementia and intellectual disabilities--References--12. Psychiatric Disorders:- Dementing disorders--Depressive illness--Bipolar illness--Anxiety disorders--Somatoform disorders--Psychoses--Substance and alcohol abuse--Sleep disorders--General assessment issues in Elderly Persons with intellectual disabilities--Commentary--References--13. Psychotropic Medications:- Reasons for psychoopharmacological intervention--General guidelines--Fundamentals of geriatric psychopharmacology--Classes of psychtropics--Antidepressants for depressive disorders--Antianxiety drugs for anxiety disorders--Commentary--References--PART 5: PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS:- 14. Maintaining communication:- Strengths identification and deficit assessment--Environmental modification--Good communication--Memory aids--Caring for the carer--Commentary--References--15. Specialty Clinic Perspecives:- The Down\'s Syndrome clinic model--Rationale for thorough screening and evaluation--A review of the cases seen at the clinic--Care management--Commentary--References--16. Adult Day Services:- Background--Program classification--Program components of the adult day services model--Specialty adult service programs--Links to caring at home--Financing adult day services--Applications to adults with intellectual disabilities--Commentary--References--17. Supports in Small Group Home Settings:- Identification Phase--Organizational commitment phase--Program preparation phase--Coping with the impact--Commentary--References--18. Coping with Losses, Death, and Grieving:- Dealing with the diagnosis--Dealing with changes--Dealing with housemates and peers--Program considerations--Helping with bereavement--Commentary--References--PART 6: EDUCATION AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS:- 19. Dementia Assistance Resources:- Dementia, Alzheimer\'s disease and aging in intellectual disability--