Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders - Research * Practice * Policy (Paperback, 2013 ed.)

Assisting someone with Alzheimer's disease or another illness that causes dementia is incredibly demanding and stressful for the family. Like many disabling conditions, Alzheimer's disease leads to difficulty or inability to carry out common activities of daily life, and so family members take over a variety of tasks ranging from managing the person's finances to helping with intimate activities such as bathing and dressing. Key coverage in Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders includes: Early diagnosis and family dynamics Emotional needs of caregivers Developmentally appropriate long-term care for people with Alzheimer's Family caregivers as members of the Alzheimer's treatment Team Legal and ethical issues for caregivers Faith and spirituality The economics of caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease Cultural, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic issues of minority caregivers Advances in Alzheimer's disease research Caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders offers a wealth of insights and ideas for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students across the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, public health, geriatrics and gerontology, and medicine as well as public and education policy makers.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Caregiving: Research * Practice * Policy
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2013
Editors:	Steven H. Zarit • Ronda C. Talley
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4899-9151-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4899-9151-4
Barcode:	9781489991515

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