Dementia Beyond Disease

Author : G. Power
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938870699
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dementia Beyond Disease written by G. Power and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the internationally acclaimed author of the groundbreaking and award-winning book Dementia Beyond Drugs comes another eye-opening exploration of how to improve the lives of people with dementia and those who care for them. In this revised edition-including updated facts, studies, and terminology-Dr. G. Allen Power demonstrates how to achieve sustainable success in dementia care by changing the caregiving lens to focus on well-being and the ways in which it can be enhanced in people living with dementia. Revealing how drug-based interventions as well as completely holistic approaches consistently fall short of addressing and meeting the needs of people with dementia, this book offers a proactive approach-one that challenges widely accepted dementia care practices and provides a compelling new framework to guide care decisions. Through in-depth examinations of seven domains of well-being, readers will discover how current care practices erode them, and the transformative approaches that can restore them, plus, how to apply a well-being approach to the everyday care of people living with dementia, a highly adaptable framework that can be adopted in any living environment, valuable insight on overcoming physical and operational barriers to well-being, a wealth of person-centered, strengths-based approaches to care, Filled with true stories that demonstrate the power of a well-being approach to greatly improve the lives of people with dementia as well as those who care for them, this book presents methods that promise a new and hopeful vision for achieving the best possible outcomes for every person living with cognitive changes. Readers will be challenged, motivated, and profoundly inspired. Book jacket.

Author : G. Allen Power
Publisher : Health Professions Press
ISBN 13 : 9781938870644
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dementia Beyond Drugs written by G. Allen Power and published by Health Professions Press. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reducing the use of psychotropic drugs in the symptomatic treatment of dementia is key to successfully implementing compassionate, person-centered practices in your organization - and this book shows clearly why and how it can be done. The revised second edition of this award-winning resource introduces new research, language, and examples to reinforce the core message that antipsychotic medications are not the solution to ease the distress experienced by individuals living with dementia. Outlined here is the information and inspiration you need to provide alternative solutions for individualized support and care"--Cover.

Author : Scott D. Mendelson
Publisher : Government Institutes
ISBN 13 : 1590771583
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Alzheimer's written by Scott D. Mendelson and published by Government Institutes. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking explanation of the causes and treatment of Alzheimer's disease rests on the author's belief that Alzheimer's is merely one of several types of dementia—and that in most cases dementia is avoidable. He further explains that the various forms of dementia may well be different manifestations of the same set of underlying problems. Rather than being the inevitable result of aging, the author asserts dementia is primarily the result of bad diet, stress, lack of mental and physical exercise, and other poor lifestyle choices. Dr. Mendelson begins his book with a straightforward explanation of how the brain ages—physically, structurally, and chemically. He then explains the various methods for diagnosing dementia, as well as how it can often be misdiagnosed if a person has suffered a head injury or stroke, has a hormone or vitamin deficiency, or is taking a medication whose side effects can mimic dementia. The remainder of the book is prescriptive, and offers hope to both Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers by recommending scientifically tested herbs, vitamins and nutraceuticals that can help mitigate or delay the effects of dementia. Finally, the author suggests lifestyle changes that might help a person avoid dementia altogether, commonsense health tips that include steps to prevent heart disease and diabetes, treatment for sleep apnea, maintaining an ideal body weight, and even engaging in a more active social life.

Author : Holly J. Hughes
Publisher : Literature & Medicine
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Forgetting written by Holly J. Hughes and published by Literature & Medicine. This book was released on 2009 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a literary collection that illuminates the darkness of Alzheimer's disease. It is a unique collection of poetry and short prose about the disease written by 100 contemporary writers - doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, daughters, sons, wives, and husbands - whose lives have been touched by the disease.

Author : Lynn Casteel Harper
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1948226294
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Vanishing written by Lynn Casteel Harper and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice An essential book for those coping with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders that “reframe[s] our understanding of dementia with sensitivity and accuracy . . . to grant better futures to our loved ones and ourselves” (The New York Times). An estimated fifty million people in the world suffer from dementia. Diseases such as Alzheimer's erase parts of one's memory but are also often said to erase the self. People don't simply die from such diseases; they are imagined, in the clichés of our era, as vanishing in plain sight, fading away, or enduring a long goodbye. In On Vanishing, Lynn Casteel Harper, a Baptist minister and nursing home chaplain, investigates the myths and metaphors surrounding dementia and aging, addressing not only the indignities caused by the condition but also by the rhetoric surrounding it. Harper asks essential questions about the nature of our outsized fear of dementia, the stigma this fear may create, and what it might mean for us all to try to “vanish well.” Weaving together personal stories with theology, history, philosophy, literature, and science, Harper confronts our elemental fears of disappearance and death, drawing on her own experiences with people with dementia both in the American healthcare system and within her own family. In the course of unpacking her own stories and encounters—of leading a prayer group on a dementia unit; of meeting individuals dismissed as “already gone” and finding them still possessed of complex, vital inner lives; of witnessing her grandfather’s final years with Alzheimer’s and discovering her own heightened genetic risk of succumbing to the disease—Harper engages in an exploration of dementia that is unlike anything written before on the subject. A rich and startling work of nonfiction, On Vanishing reveals cognitive change as it truly is, an essential aspect of what it means to be mortal.

Author : Brian Draper
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0857008838
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias written by Brian Draper and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, Brian Draper, a leading expert on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, describes the symptoms, treatment and management of the condition. Covering everything from assessment and diagnostic processes to drug and psychosocial treatments, community and residential care options, assistive technology, support for carers, ethical and legal considerations, end of life decisions and the latest research and treatment developments, the book provides a complete road map for those supporting someone with the condition, in either a professional or personal capacity. The book will demystify the condition and increase understanding about why it occurs, current treatments and how it may be managed. Filled with useful information and advice, it will be an invaluable resource for relatives and carers, and a useful reference on the desk of any professional working with individuals with dementia.

Author : Kate Swaffer
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784500739
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What the hell happened to my brain? written by Kate Swaffer and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Swaffer was just 49 years old when she was diagnosed with a form of younger onset dementia. In this book, she offers an all-too-rare first-hand insight into that experience, sounding a clarion call for change in how we ensure a better quality of life for people with dementia. Kate describes vividly her experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory difficulties, loss of independence, leaving long-term employment, the impact on her teenage sons, and the enormous impact of the dementia diagnosis on her sense of self. Never shying away from difficult issues, she tackles head-on stigma, inadequacies in care and support, and the media's role in perpetuating myths about dementia, suggesting ways in which we can include and empower people with the diagnosis. She also reflects on the ways in which her writing and dementia advocacy work have taken her on a process of self-discovery and enabled her to develop a new and meaningful personal identity. Kate's powerful words will challenge misconceptions about dementia, and open our eyes to new ways of supporting people with the diagnosis. A must read for people with dementia and their families as well as for professionals and carers.

Author : Eileen Eisner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938870033
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engaging and Communicating with People who Have Dementia written by Eileen Eisner and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on: Can do activities for adults with Alzheimer's disease: strength-based communication and programming / Eileen Eisner. Pro-Ed. c2001.

Author : Mathias Jucker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540376526
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alzheimer: 100 Years and Beyond written by Mathias Jucker and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few medical or scientific addresses have so unmistakeably made history as the presentation delivered by Alois Alzheimer on November 4, 1906 in Tübingen. The celebratory event "Alzheimer 100 Years and Beyond" was organized through the Alzheimer community in Germany and worldwide, in collaboration with the Fondation Ipsen. This volume, a collection of articles by the invited speakers and of a few other prominent researchers, is published as a record of those events.

Author : Marjorie N. Allen
Publisher : Demos Medical Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1617051470
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Look Inside Alzheimer's written by Marjorie N. Allen and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Look Inside Alzheimer's is a captivating read for friends, families and loved ones affected by this mind-robbing disease. Individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease will take comfort in the voice of a fellow traveler experiencing similar challenges, frustrations, and triumphs. Family and professional caregivers will be enlightened by this book and gain a better understanding of this unfathomable world and how best to care for someone living in it. Susan and PJ, share their accounts of their own transformation and deterioration with early-onset Alzheimer's Disease and Marjorie shares her perspective as the wife of a person living with Alzheimer's Disease. The book addresses the complexity and emotions surrounding issues such as the loss of independence, unwanted personality shifts, struggle to communicate, and more. The three life-stories intertwined along with boxed quotes from professionals in the field make this book special.