Description
In recent years, the literature on the topic of ethnic and racial issues in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias has increased dramatically. At the same time, the need for cultural competence in all of geriatric care, including dementia care, is increasingly being acknowledged. Dementia is a large societal problem affecting all communities, regardless of race or ethnicity, and understanding dementia for specific groups is tremendously important for both clinical knowledge and for health planning as a nation.
This third edition of Ethnicity and the Dementias offers invaluable background information in this area, while also examining how those suffering from dementia and their family members respond or adapt to the challenges that follow. Thoroughly updated and revised throughout, the book features contributions from leading clinicians and researchers in the field, with particular attention given to genetic and cultural factors related to dementia, effective prevention and treatment strategies, and issues in caregiving and family support. Chapters offer specific recommendations for dementia care in eleven ethnic/racial groups, as well as suggestions for working effectively with LGBTQ families.
Providing a truly comprehensive resource on ethnicity and dementia, and including reflections on emerging trends and the future of caregiving, this new edition is ideal reading for clinicians, educators, researchers, policy makers, and families, in search of the most current ethnogeriatric findings.
Table of Contents
BACKGROUND 1. Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia in U.S. Race and Ethnic Populations Kala M. Mehta & Gwen Yeo 2. Risk Factors for Dementia Among Race and Ethnic Populations Gwen Yeo & Kala M. Mehta ASSESSMENT 3. Assessment of Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Forms of Dementia J. Wesson Ashford, Frederick A. Schmitt, Carr J. Smith, Vinod Kumar, and Nusha Askari 4. Dementia Assessment in African Americans Rita Hargrave 5. Dementia Assessment in American Indians Lori L. Jervis, C. Munro Cullum, Derrell Cox, & Spero M. Manson 6. Dementia Assessment in Asian Americans Cecilia S. Han & Steven Z. Chao 7. Dementia Assessment in Latino Americans Philip Sayegh, Cynthia M. Funes, & Paola Suarez WORKING WITH FAMILIES IN DEMENTIA CARE 8. Treatment and Management of Dementia in the Context of Family Care Erin Cassidy-Eagle, Rita Ghatak, Laura B. Dunn, & Marina Martin 9. Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families David W. Coon & Melen R. McBride 10. Working with African American Families Peggye Dilworth-Anderson & Heehyul Moon 11. Working with American Indian and Alaska Native Families Jan Dougherty, Jordan P. Lewis, & Nicole Lomay ASIAN AMERICAN 12. Working with Asian Indian and South Asian American Families Sadhna Diwan, Vineeta Singh, Neelum T. Aggarwal, & Kala M. Mehta 13. Working with Chinese American Families Fei Sun & David W. Coon 14. Working with Filipino American Families Melen R. McBride 15. Working with Hmong American Families Linda A. Gerdner 16. Working with Japanese American Families Nancy Hikoyeda, Michiko Inaba, & Lauren Okamoto 17. Working with Korean American Families Banghwa Lee Casado, Sang E. Lee, & Michin Hong 18. Working with Vietnamese American Families Van My Ta Park, Carolee GiaoUyen Tran, Oanh Le Meyer, Quyen Ngoc Vuong, Jane Nha Uyen Tran, & Ladson Hinton LATINO AMERICAN 19. Working with Cuban American Families Trinidad Argüelles & Soledad Argüelles-Borge 20. Working with Mexican American Families Ann Choryan Bilbrey, Jacqueline L. Angel, Marika Blair Humber, Lakshmi Chennapragada, Iliana Garcia Ruiz, Bruno Kajiyama, and Dolores Gallagher -Thompson FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS 21. Future Directions and Recommendations Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Linda A. Gerdner, & Gwen Yeo
