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Author Braudy Harris, Phyllis

Title The person with Alzheimer's disease : pathways to understanding the experience / edited by Phyllis Braudy Harris
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002

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Description xxxviii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Introduction / Phyllis Braudy Harris -- Prologue: Notes from the Crying Room / Gloria J. Sterin -- 1. Testing Times: The Experience of Neuropsychological Assessment for People with Suspected Alzheimer's Disease / John Keady and Jane Gilliard -- 2. Medical Experiences and Concerns of People with Alzheimer's Disease / Rosalie F. Young -- 3. Living with the Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease / Alison Phinney -- 4. Making the Most of Every Day: Quality of Life / Rebecca G. Logsdon -- 5. Selfhood and Alzheimer's Disease / Steven R. Sabat -- 6. Social and Family Relationships: Establishing and Maintaining Connections
Summary "Few families are untouched by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Moving accounts of what it is like to care for someone with this disease have already been published, as well as how-to books that offer caregivers advice and information on coping. But this book is the first to provide a comprehensive report of what it is like to have dementia oneself -- the subjective experience of living with progressive memory loss. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of having dementia, from the initial assessment and diagnosis through placement in a nursing home. The discussions are grounded in qualitative research and case studies, which convey the variable and personal nature of the experience. They seek to help clinicians, researchers, students, and caregivers (both professionals and family members) understand the experience of dementia, and thereby to promote better caregiving through a person-centered approach." -- BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease -- Popular works.
Self-care, Health.
Alzheimer's disease -- Psychology -- Popular works.
Self-care, Health -- Popular works.
Alzheimer Disease -- psychology.
Self Care.
Genre/Form Popular Work.
Author Harris, Phyllis Braudy.
LC no. 2001002794
ISBN 0801868734 hardback alkaline paper
0801868777 paperback alkaline paper