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.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Popular works.
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Self-care, Health.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Psychology -- Popular works.
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Self-care, Health -- Popular works.
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Alzheimer Disease -- psychology.
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Self Care.
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Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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Author |
Harris, Phyllis Braudy.
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LC no. |
2001002794 |
ISBN |
0801868734 hardback alkaline paper |
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0801868777 paperback alkaline paper |
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