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1 online resource (457 pages) |
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Care-giving in Dementia Research and applications; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Part I Models andtheories; Chapter 1 Visuoperceptual-cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease: adapting a dementia unit; Chapter 2 Visual phenomena in Alzheimer's disease: distinguishing between hallucinations, illusions, misperceptions and misidentifications; Chapter 3 Attachment in dementia. Bound from birth?; Chapter 4 Awareness and people with early-stage dementia; Part II Interventions in carefacilities; Chapter 5 The role of humour in dementia |
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Chapter 6 Occupational therapy use of sensory stimulation techniques to enhance engagement in later stage dementia careChapter 7 Building Community through Arts (BCA). Cooperative inquiry using arts media with people with dementia; Chapter 8 Medical care for chronically ill elderly people: nursing home medicine as functional geriatrics; Chapter 9 Dementia and spiritual care; Part III Topics related to care-giving issues; Chapter 10 Psychotherapeutic groups for people with dementia: the Dementia Voice group psychotherapy project |
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Chapter 11 Experiential support groups for people in the early to moderate stages of dementiaChapter 12 Qualitative evaluation of an Alzheimer Café as an ongoing supportive group intervention; Part IV Family and professional care-givers; Chapter 13 The Meeting Centres Support Programme model for persons with dementia and their carers: aims, methods and research; Chapter 14 Couples group (psycho)therapy (CGT) in dementia; Part V Education and ethics; Chapter 15 Improving end-of-life care for people with dementia -- the benefits of combining UK approaches to palliative care and dementia care |
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Chapter 16 Death comes in the end. A palliative perspective of caring for people with dementiaChapter 17 Care-giving in dementia: moving ahead together. Review and perspectives; Index |
| Summary |
Volume 4 of Care-Giving in Dementia builds on previous volumes to continue to make a significant contribution to establishing a knowledge base for the developing field of care-giving in dementia. The editors bring together contributions from leading practitioners and researchers to bring the reader up to date with new developments in diagnosis, treatment and care. Subjects covered include: visuo-perceptual changes in Alzheimer's disease, the Alzheimer Café concept, attachment in dementia, the role of humour in dementia, the awareness context of persons with dementia, couples group (psycho) ther |
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Print version record |
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Community mental health services.
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Psychotherapy for older people.
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Senile dementia -- Patients -- Care
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Senile dementia.
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Community Mental Health Services
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Dementia
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Community mental health services
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Psychotherapy for older people
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Senile dementia
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Senile dementia -- Patients -- Care
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Jones, Gemma M. M
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| ISBN |
9780203494813 |
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0203494814 |
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