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A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Managing Alzheimer's Disease
Author(s) -
Beck Cornelia K.,
Cody Marisue,
Zhang Mingliang
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1998.tb03876.x
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , multidisciplinary team , dementia , disease , plan (archaeology) , health care , medicine , nursing , business , process management , gerontology , psychology , operations management , medical emergency , engineering , sociology , geography , economic growth , economics , archaeology , pathology , social science
Patients with Alzheimer's disease experience a range of symptoms that may overwhelm the patients, their families, and the people responsible for their care. With today's drive to reduce health care costs, any plan for managing these patients must produce maximum effectiveness at the lowest possible cost. A multidisciplinary team potentially offers both effective and efficient dementia care by eliminating duplicative or ineffective services and maintaining the optimum health of the patient and family.