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Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Paperback)
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Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Paperback)
Series: What Everyone Needs To Know (R)
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Alzheimer's is swiftly on the rise: it is estimated that every 67
seconds, someone develops the disease. For many, the words
'Alzheimer's disease' or 'dementia' immediately denote severe
mental loss and, perhaps, madness. Indeed, the vast majority of
media coverage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of
dementia focuses primarily on the losses experienced by people
diagnosed and the terrible burden felt by care partners yearning
for a "magic bullet" drug cure. Providing an accessible,
question-and-answer-format primer on what touches so many lives,
and yet so few of us understand, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia:
What Everyone Needs to Know (R) contributes what is urgently
missing from public knowledge: unsparing investigation of their
causes and manifestations, and focus on the strengths possessed by
people diagnosed. Steven R. Sabat mines a large body of research to
convey the genetic and biological aspects of Alzheimer's disease,
its clinical history, and, most significantly, to reveal the
subjective experience of those with Alzheimer's or dementia. By
clarifying the terms surrounding dementia and Alzheimer's, which
are two distinct conditions, Sabat corrects dangerous
misconceptions that plague our understanding of memory dysfunction.
People diagnosed with AD retain awareness, thinking ability, and
sense of self; crucially, Sabat demonstrates that there are ways to
facilitate communication even when the person with AD has great
difficulty finding the words he or she wants to use. From years
spent exploring and observing the points of view and experiences of
people diagnosed, Sabat strives to inform as well as to remind
readers of the respect and empathy owed to those diagnosed and
living with dementia. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia conveys this
type of information and more, which, when applied by family and
professional caregivers, will help improve the quality of life of
those diagnosed as well as of those who provide support and care.
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