Sheila M. LoboPrabhu, M.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and a staff psychiatrist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Victor A. Molinari, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health at the University of South Florida. James W. Lomax II, M.D., is Professor and Karl Menninger Chair of Psychiatric Education in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine.

• PrefaceList of Contributors Part I: IntroductionChapter 1. The History of Caregiving in DementiaPart II: Individual Aspects of CaregivingChapter 2. The Caregiver in DementiaChapter 3. From Home to Nursing Home: A Continuum of Care for Persons with DementiaChapter 4. Caregiver BurdenPart III: Interpersonal Aspects of CaregivingChapter 5. The Affective Interpersonal Bond in CaregivingChapter 6. Religious Participation and Caregiving: A Psychodynamic PerspectiveChapter 7. Caregiving and the Sexual Relationship in DementiaChapter 8. Grief and Loss in DementiaPart IV: Implications for Treatment: The Multidisciplinary ApproachChapter 9. The Role of Pharmacotherapy for Dementia Patients with Behavioral DisturbancesChapter 10. Care of the Caregiver: Individual and Family InterventionsChapter 11. Social Supports for the CaregiverPart V: Societal Issues of CaregivingChapter 12. Health Care Policies and CaregiversChapter 13. Ethnic Elders and CaregivingChapter 14. The Ethics of Dementia CaregivingIndex

Will directly benefit both researchers and practitioners committed to dementia care and support. -- Nina M. Silverstein Ageing and Society 2007 This compact volume provides an invaluable resource for professionals in the field. -- Elizabeth Beattie Research and Theory for Nursing Practice 2007 This work should be on the bookshelf of any clinician serving caregivers and persons with dementia. -- James J. Callahan Gerontologist 2007