Counseling the Alzheimer's Caregiver: A Resource for Health Care Professionals

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Manufacturer: American Medical Association Press Written By: Mary S. Mittelman, Cynthia Epstein, Alicia Pierzchala	Click on the Buy From Amazon.com link to know Amazon.com's best price & availability.
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 362.196831 EAN: 9781579472627 ISBN: 1579472621 Label: American Medical Association Press Manufacturer: American Medical Association Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 346 Publication Date: 2002-08-15 Publisher: American Medical Association Press Studio: American Medical Association Press
Editorial Reviews for Counseling the Alzheimer's Caregiver: A Resource for Health Care Professionals This resource provides clinically proven strategies to help caregivers deal with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Drawing on lessons learned during 15 years of empirical clinical treatment intervention, this manual is an invaluable resource for physicians and collaborating health care providers who work with families caring for an AD patient. Counseling the Alzheimer's Caregiver provides: -Proven clinically-researched strategies to help caregivers deal with the enormous physical and emotional stress of caring for a loved one with AD -Outlines, in detail, of the symptoms of AD at each stage -Descriptions of both caregiver's and counselor's roles from the initial diagnosis to after the patient's death -Ways to create individualized intervention plans for the caregiver to use in managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of AD and maintaining their own well-being -Information on formal support services for patients living at home -Guidance on making the decision to place the patient in a residential facility More than 80 percent of AD patients receive care from family or other non-formal help. With AD expected to affect an estimated 14 million people by the mid-21st century, this book is an increasingly important addition to your library.
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