Dementia for dummies
Your hands-on guide to dealing with dementia If a loved one has recently been diagnosed with dementia, Dementia For Dummies provides trusted, no-nonsense guidance on what this may mean for you and your family. You'll get an understanding of the symptoms of dementia, make sense of the stages of...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, England :
For Dummies
2015.
2015. |
| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | --For dummies
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629614606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: Could It Be Dementia?; Chapter 1: Checking Out the Facts on Dementia; Chapter 2: Spotting the Symptoms; Chapter 3: Looking at the Different Types of Dementia; Chapter 4: Considering Causes and Risk Factors; Chapter 5: Understanding the Stages of Dementia; Part II: Helping Someone Manage the Illness; Chapter 6: Getting a Diagnosis; Chapter 7: Medical Treatments in Dementia; Chapter 8: Considering Non-Medical Treatment; Chapter 9: Dealing with Troublesome Symptoms in Late Dementia; Part III: Providing Care for Your Loved One
- Chapter 10: Recognising the Challenges AheadChapter 11: Making Caring Easier; Chapter 12: Coping with Caring; Chapter 13: Sourcing Help: Working Your Way Around the System; Chapter 14: Sorting Out Benefits; Chapter 15: Addressing Legal Issues; Part IV: Sorting Out Domiciliary and Longer-Term Care; Chapter 16: Choosing Ongoing Care for Your Loved One; Chapter 17: Receiving Assistance from the State; Chapter 18: Helping the Care Home; Chapter 19: Knowing What to Do If the Person with Dementia Goes into Hospital; Chapter 20: Planning for the End of Someone's Life; Part V: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Dealing with DementiaChapter 22: Ten Tips for Caregivers, Friends and Families; Chapter 23: Busting Ten Myths about Dementia; Appendix A: Useful Contacts and Resources; Appendix B: ACE III Exam; About the Author; Cheat Sheet; More Dummies Products; End User License Agreement
