A guide to giving care to people with Alzheimer disease. This third edition is written in large print and retains the structure, scope and purpose of the original book, while updating chapters to reflect developments in medical research and the delivery of care. Topics that have been added or extensively revised for this edition include: terminology and statistics; the evaluation of persons with dementia; the laws on driving; hospice care; assisted living facilities and financing care; other types of dementia; findings on eating and nutrition; and medical research in areas such as drugs, genetics and diagnostic tests. The revised appendices include: new bibliographic references; Web sites; and updated addresses of associations and state offices.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2001-03-28
Mått156 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt862 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieA Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Upplaga3
FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
MedarbetareMcHugh,PaulR.
ISBN9780801865213

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Nancy L. Mace, M.A., is currently teaching dementia care internationally. She has been a consultant to the Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, and to the Alzheimer's Association, and she was an assistant in psychiatry and coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Peter V. Rabins, M.D., is associate professor of psychiatry, director of the psychogeriatric unit, and director of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Contents:ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPreface to the First Edition1 Dementia2 Getting Medical Help for the Impaired Person 3 Characteristic Problems of Dementia 4 Problems in Independent Living5 Problems Arising in Daily Care6 Medical Problems7 Problems of Behavior8 Problems of Mood9 Special Arrangements If You Become Ill10 Getting Outside Help11 You and the Impaired Person as Parts of a Family12 How Caring for an Impaired Person Affects You13 Caring for Yourself14 For Children and Teenagers15 Financial and Legal Issues16 Nursing Homes and Other Living Arrangements17 Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia18 Research in Dementia App. 1. Further ReadingApp. 2. OrganizationsApp. 3. Locating Your State Office on Aging and State Nursing Home OmbudspersonApp. 4. Nursing Home Residents' Rights Index