Travelers to Unimaginable Lands - Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain

These “moving and often surprising” ( “This book will forever change the way we see people with dementia disorders--and the people who care for them.”--Lori Gottlieb, author of Inspired by Dasha Kiper’s experience as a caregiver and counselor and informed by a breadth of cognitive and neurological research, Kiper explains why the caregivers are maddened by these behaviors, mirroring their patients’ irrationality, even though they’ve been told it’s the disease at work. By demystifying the neurological obstacles to caregiving, Kiper illuminates the terrible pressure dementia disorders exert on our closest relationships, offering caregivers the perspective they need to be gentler with themselves.

About the author

Dasha Kiper is the former consulting clinical director of support groups at an Alzheimer’s organization and has an MA in clinical psychology from Columbia University. She has worked with both dementia patients and caregivers.

Product details

• Authors: Norman Doidge, Dasha Kiper
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2024
• EAN: 9780399590559
• ISBN: 978-0-399-59055-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General