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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

By Marc E. Agronin

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marc E Agronin, Marc E. Agronin, Agronin Marc E.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780810895751
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-9575-1
• Pagine: 298
• Serie: Guides to Caregiving; Guides to Caregiving
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; MEDICAL / Neurology, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Alzheimer's & dementia, Alzheimer’s and dementia, Coping with / advice about Alzheimer’s and dementia