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The Dementia Caregiver : A Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Guides to Caregiving SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (299 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442231924
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Dementia CaregiverDDC classification:
  • 616.8/3
LOC classification:
  • RC521.A38 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Normal and Abnormal Cognitive Changes -- 2 Seeking an Answer -- 3 The Spectrum of Neurocognitive Disorders -- 4 Alzheimer's Disease -- 5 Vascular Dementia -- 6 Frontotemporal Dementia -- 7 Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 8 Medical Causes of Neurocognitive Disorders -- 9 Caregiving During Mild Stages -- 10 Caregiving During Moderate Stages -- 11 Caregiving During Advanced Stages -- 12 Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Apathy -- 13 Agitation and Psychosis -- 14 Dealing with Common Medical Issues -- 15 Caring for the Caregiver -- 16 Legal Issues -- 17 Long-Term Care -- 18 Resources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia are on the rise, and the need for competent caregivers will grow alongside the increased rates of diagnoses. This book focuses on what caregivers need to know to help manage the medical, physical, emotional, and practical needs of their charges, as well as themselves.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Normal and Abnormal Cognitive Changes -- 2 Seeking an Answer -- 3 The Spectrum of Neurocognitive Disorders -- 4 Alzheimer's Disease -- 5 Vascular Dementia -- 6 Frontotemporal Dementia -- 7 Dementia with Lewy Bodies -- 8 Medical Causes of Neurocognitive Disorders -- 9 Caregiving During Mild Stages -- 10 Caregiving During Moderate Stages -- 11 Caregiving During Advanced Stages -- 12 Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Apathy -- 13 Agitation and Psychosis -- 14 Dealing with Common Medical Issues -- 15 Caring for the Caregiver -- 16 Legal Issues -- 17 Long-Term Care -- 18 Resources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia are on the rise, and the need for competent caregivers will grow alongside the increased rates of diagnoses. This book focuses on what caregivers need to know to help manage the medical, physical, emotional, and practical needs of their charges, as well as themselves.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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