This volume describes the causes, diagnostics, and therapy of a disease that is gaining increasing attention: dementias. How should one approach diagnostics and therapy? What needs to be considered during admission? What preventive measures are possible and necessary? The editors—some of the most respected dementia researchers in Germany—and the authors clearly and precisely answer these questions in over 25 chapters, which can also be read individually. The 3rd edition takes into account the latest findings on the various forms of dementia.