ISBN:
9780190664152
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Oxford library of psychology
Series Statement:
Oxford handbooks online
Series Statement:
Psychology
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
616.8
Keywords:
Cognition disorders
Abstract:
The prevalence of cognitive impairment caused by neurodegenerative diseases and other neurologic disorders associated with aging is expected to rise dramatically between now and year 2050, when the population of Americans aged 65 or older will nearly double. Cognitive impairment also commonly occurs in other neurologic conditions, as well as in non-neurologic medical disorders (and their treatments), idiopathic psychiatric illnesses, and adult neurodevelopmental disorders. Cognitive impairment can thus infiltrate all aspects of healthcare, making it necessary for clinicians and clinical researchers to have an integrated knowledge of the spectrum of adult cognitive disorders.
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190664121.001.0001
