The 36-Hour Day A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life
by Mace, Nancy L.; Rabins, Peter V.Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-11-01
Publisher(s): Grand Central Life & Style
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Summary
Updated with the newest information on Alzheimer's Disease and dementia, this bestselling book has remained the "bible" for families who are giving care toafflicted loved ones.
Author Biography
Nancy L. Mace, M.A., now retired, was a consultant to, and a member of, the board of directors of the Alzheimer Association and an assistant in psychiatry as coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in medicine, mental hygiene and health policy and management, director of the geriatric neuropsychiatry section, and director of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
PROFESSIONAL ENDORSMENT: THE 36-HOUR DAY is endorsed by the Alzheimer Disease And Related Disorders Association Of America
Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in medicine, mental hygiene and health policy and management, director of the geriatric neuropsychiatry section, and director of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
PROFESSIONAL ENDORSMENT: THE 36-HOUR DAY is endorsed by the Alzheimer Disease And Related Disorders Association Of America
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Preface to the First Edition | |
| Dementia | |
| Getting Medical Help for the Impaired Person | |
| Characteristic Problems of Dementia | |
| Problems in Independent Living | |
| Problems Arising in Daily Care | |
| Medical Problems | |
| Problems of Behavior | |
| Problems of Mood | |
| Special Arrangements If You Become Ill | |
| Getting Outside Help | |
| You and the Impaired Person as Parts of a Family | |
| How Caring for an Impaired Person Affects You | |
| Caring for Yourself | |
| For Children and Teenagers | |
| Financial and Legal Issues | |
| Nursing Homes and Other Living Arrangements | |
| Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia | |
| Research in Dementia | |
| Further Reading | |
| Organizations | |
| Locating Your State Office on Aging and State Nursing Home Ombudsperson | |
| Nursing Home Residents' Rights | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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