In the absence of a cure, however, there is much to know about the less glamorous aspects of the day-to-day care of dementia patients and their families. The strength of this book is that it contains up-to-date summaries about neuropsychological evaluation, support for caregivers, legal and ethical issues, mobilization of community resources, structuring environments, and nursing care as well as diagnosis, neuroimaging, molecular biology, and drug treatment of cognitive and behavioral problems. The chapter on psychological and behavioral management should be particularly valuable for young physicians because it teaches that not every problem behavior requires a drug intervention; many can be managed more effectively with simple techniques like distraction or minor changes in the residential environment.