Practical Dementia Care offers an evidence-based approach to management and treatment of patients with dementia from the time of diagnosis to the end of life. It includes sections on definitions, epidemiology, and the most common causes of dementia, such as Alzheimer disease. The major emphasis diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of dementia. Topics covered in detail include available therapies for disease and its symptoms, the the provision of comprehensive supportive care of dementia patients and their caregivers, the management of common behavior disorders such as aggression and depression, and functional problems such as bathing and dressing. The book also includes chapters on ethical issues, care of terminal dementia patients, and genetics, as well as a glossary of terms. Clinicians from many disciplines, including physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and others who care for patients with dementia in almost any setting, including long-term care will find Practical Dementia Care to be an invaluable resource.

Product Description: This book traces the formation of Australian colonial society and economy within the context of the changing fortunes of British hegemony in the nineteenth-century world economy. Australia's transition from conservative origins as a penal colony supporting a grazier class oriented to export production, to liberal agrarian capitalism, was not a simple reflex of imperial setting...read more

Product Description: Written by two experts on the topic, this guide to taking care of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and similar ailments combines practical advice with specific examples. Within the pages of the book, caregivers and family members will find information on the medical, legal, financial, and emotional aspects of caring for someone incapacitated by dementia...read more

Product Description: Tells you how to keep your memory sharp as you get older, and how to recognize the symptoms of age-associated memory impairment, mild cognitive impairment, and dementing illnesses, such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia...read more

Product Description: Revised in 2006 for its twenty-fifth anniversary, this best-selling book is the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease, offering comfort and support to millions worldwide. In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made The 36-Hour Day invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition is the only edition currently available that includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care...read more

A guide to caring for an Alzheimer's patient provides the basic facts about dementia and shows readers how to deal with daily care, get outside help, and handle financial issues. Reissue. NYT. (view table of contents)

A guide to managing the symptoms of anxiety, written for the specific needs of older Americans and their caregivers, includes coverage of how to identify a disorder, the ways in which anxiety is different for seniors, and the range of available treatment options. Original.

A guide for older Americans who suffer from late-life anxiety offers advice to patients and caregivers on how to understand age-triggered anxiety, sharing numerous care stories that can help readers to identify specific problems or break free of anxiety-related disorders. 20,000 first printing.

Product Description: The Johns Hopkins White Papers are a series of in-depth special reports written by some of the nation's leading doctors, all specialists in their respective fields. Each White Paper summarizes the very latest research and findings from all of the major medical journals, in easy to use language for the lay person to understand...read more

Product Description: Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Annual White Paper discusses how to boost memory and how to reduce risk of conditions that can interfere with it. Highlights the disappointing finding about hormone replacement therapy and cognitive decline, specific memory-boosting techniques, and Alzheimer's disease vaccine trial...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Provides practical and legal advice on caring for those who can no longer care for themselves, including information on dealing with such daily problems as eating and exercising, and suggests ways to cope with mood swings and false ideas.

Product Description: Research on memory continues to grow. Every year, investigators learn more about the causes of memory problems and how to prevent and treat them. We review the past year's advances in the understanding of memory disorders like Alzheimer disease, and discuss how people who care for patients with dementia can cope better with day-to-day difficulties...read more

Gives practical advice on caring for family members who can no longer care for themselves

Product Description: First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Now in its Fifth Edition, Reichel's Care of the Elderly continues to provide comprehensive, clinical approaches to the whole geriatric patient, geared specifically to the family practitioner. New topics covered in this edition include behavioral disturbances in dementia, driving and the older adult, clinical practice guidelines in the elderly, ethnic diversity, spiritual aspects of aging, healthcare organizations, Alzheimer's disease, end-of-life care, and aging in adults...read more

Product Description: 'This is the best guide of its kind.' - Jory Graham, CHICAGO SUN TIMES. 'The best available...' - AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY This is the comprehensive guide to the home care of those in all stages of progressive dementing illness...read more

Advises on caring for those who cannot care for themselves

Advises on caring for those who cannot care for themselves