Losing A Million Minds: Confronting the Tragedy of Alzheimer's Disease and Other DementiasThe Minerva Group, Inc., 2002 - 548 pages Prepared at the request of several committees of Congress, this report discusses the medical, social, political, and financial aspects of dementia in the elderly and assesses the impact of these diseases on the Nation. The U.S. Office of Technology Assessment published this first government report on Alzheimer's disease in 1987. |
Contents
Prospects and Policies | 3 |
Coordinating Services for Those With | 22 |
Policy Issues | 36 |
David Drachman | 51 |
Characteristics of Persons With Dementia | 59 |
Diagnosis Treatment and Scientific Background | 87 |
The Family | 135 |
Making Decisions for Those With Dementia | 169 |
Federal Programs for Education | 357 |
Special Issues for Those With Dementia 369 | 369 |
Medicaid and Medicare as Sources of Funding for LongTerm Care | 413 |
Patients With Dementia | 415 |
Financing LongTerm Care for Persons With Dementia | 447 |
Basic Biomedical Research Policy | 479 |
Appendixes Page A The Characteristics of Nursing Home Residents With Dementia | 499 |
B Contractors and Workshop Participants | 506 |
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