Improve understanding and support for people experiencing behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementiaFrom laying a foundation of the types of dementia, the BPSD Textbook addresses holistic assessment, understanding causes of changes in behaviour, issues of care, medical effects, the role of medication, and the importance of individually tailored psychosocial interventions.Relevant cases studies provide personalised examples of real-life issue...

The Palliative Care Handbook (9th Edition) is a sought-after resource globally, and now for the first time this new edition includes extensive support for advanced dementia.A popular resource promoting clinical excellence in palliative care, this ninth edition has been updated by authors Professor Rod MacLeod and Associate Professor Stephen Macfarlane to include comprehensive guidelines for people with dementia receiving end-of-life care.It builds on previous editi...

This book extends and develops the theoretical framework of Public Service Logic (PSL). This framework has become established as one of the major frameworks for the delivery of public services. It draws upon and adapts the service management literature to present an understanding of public services as ‘services’, with significant implication both for public administration and management theory and research and for public policy and public service management practice. It shifts the focus aw...