Care Giving for Alzheimer's Disease: A Compassionate Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones

by Harold G. Koenig, Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst

Book Overview

Veteran clinicians offer a unique framework for understanding the psychological origins of behaviors typical of Alzheimer's and other dementias, and for providing appropriate care for patients as they decline. Guidelines are rooted in the theory of retrogenesis in dementia--that those with the condition regress in stages toward infancy--as well as knowledge of associated brain damage. The objective is to meet patients where they are developmentally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493945270
• ISBN13: 9781493945276
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"