The Alzheimer Conundrum: Entanglements of Dementia and Aging

by Margaret M. Lock

Book Overview

Why our approaches to Alzheimer's and dementia are problematic and contradictory

Due to rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing, and the projections are grim. Despite billions of dollars invested in medical research, no effective treatment has been discovered for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. The Alzheimer Conundrum exposes the predicaments embedded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069114978X
• ISBN13: 9780691149783
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"