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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Howard Gruetzner |
| ISBN: | 0471379670 9780471379676 |
| OCLC Number: | 46791040 |
| Description: | xv, 336 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Special aknowledgment -- Caregiver experience -- What Is alzheimer's disease? -- Symptoms and phases of alzheimer's disease -- Depression and the person with alzheimer's disease -- Possible causes of alzheimer's disease -- Six common myths about alzheimer's -- Coping: A step-by-step guide to the caregiver's experience -- From family care to alzheimer's care: preparing for caregiving -- Understanding behavioral changes -- Stages of family adjustment -- Family responses to care -- Values, beliefs, and the caregiver experience -- How to respond positively to alzheimer's behaviors -- Depression and the alzheimer's caregiver -- Coping with ongoing caregiver stress -- Exploring community resources -- Research and treatment -- Abnormal changes in the brain -- Treatment possibilities -- Psychiatric medications and dementia -- Afterword -- Appendix A: worksheets -- Appendix B: self-help groups and organizations that can help -- Appendix C: Internet and world wide web resources -- Biblography -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Howard Gruetzner. |
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Abstract:
This updated guide leads you through the realities of caring for a loved one struggling with Alzheimer's disease.
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