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Care Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease A Compassionate Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones /

Veteran clinicians offer a unique framework for understanding the psychological origins of behaviors typical of Alzheimer's and other dementias, and for providing appropriate care for patients as they decline. Guidelines are rooted in the theory of retrogenesis in dementia--that those with the...

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Main Authors: Benner Carson, Verna. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Vanderhorst, Katherine Johnson. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Koenig, Harold G. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Health psychology.
Aging.
Nursing.
Families.
Families—Social aspects.
Occupational therapy.
Health Psychology.
Family.
Occupational Therapy.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3
Table of Contents:
  • Going Back to the Beginning-The Theory of Retrogenesis
  • There is No such Thing as a “Little Dementia”
  • If I Knew My Loved one was in Pain….-Dementia: Strips Individuals of All Skills
  • Help! My Mother is Lost and I Can’t Find Her
  • Getting Food in….And Getting it Out
  • Sexuality and Intimacy in those with Dementia
  • Communication Commandments
  • Whispering Hope and Faith: Still Small Voices for the Alzheimer’s Journey
  • What Else?...Keeping Good Records; Sundowning; Taking Away the Keys; Making Placement Decisions; Controlling the Money
  • Thinking Outside of the Box – Joyce’s Story.

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