Dementia Caregiver - A Guide to Caring for Someone With Alzheimer s Disease Other

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.

List of contents

INTRODUCTION
1: Normal and Abnormal Cognitive Changes
2: Seeking Answers: State-of-the-Art Evaluation
3: The Spectrum of Neurocognitive Disorders
4: Alzheimer's Disease
5: Vascular Dementia
6: Frontotemporal Dementia
7: Dementia with Lewy Bodies
8: Neurocognitive Disorders Due to Medical Causes
9: Caregiving in Mild Stages
10: Caregiving in Moderate Stages
11: Caregiving in Advanced Stages
12: Depression, Anxiety, Sleep and Apathy
13: Agitation and Psychosis
14: Dealing with Medical Issues
15: Caring for the Caregiver
16: Legal Issues
17: Long-Term Care
18: Resources

About the author

By Marc E. Agronin

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.

Product details

• Authors: Marc E Agronin, Marc E. Agronin, Agronin Marc E.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780810895751
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-9575-1
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Guides to Caregiving; Guides to Caregiving
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Neurology, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Alzheimer's & dementia, Alzheimer’s and dementia, Coping with / advice about Alzheimer’s and dementia