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  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Jan-2012
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  • ISBN-13: 9781421403076
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 648 pages, height x width x depth: 235x156x28 mm, weight: 907 g, Not illustrated
  • Sērija : A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
  • Izdošanas datums: 10-Jan-2012
  • Izdevniecība: Johns Hopkins University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1421403072
  • ISBN-13: 9781421403076
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The 36-Hour Day has been the bible for millions of people caring for someone with dementia. Now in a new and updated edition, this best-selling book features thoroughly revised chapters on the causes of dementia, managing the early stages of dementia, the prevention of dementia, and finding appropriate living arrangements for the person who has dementia when home care is no longer an option. Praise for The 36-Hour DayBoth a guide and a legend.- Chicago TribuneThe best guide of its kind.- Chicago Sun-TimesAn excellent book for families who are caring for persons with dementia... A book that physicians can confidently recommend to the families of their patients.- Journal of the American Medical AssociationExcellent guidance and clear information of a kind that the family needs... The authors offer the realistic advice that sometimes it is better to concede the patients frailties than to try to do something about them, and that a compassionate sense of humor often helps.- New York TimesAn admirably realistic guide to caring for people with Alzheimers.- New York Review of BooksAn excellent, practical manual for families and professionals involved in the care of persons with progressive illnesses... The book is specific and thought-provoking, and it will be helpful to anyone even remotely involved with an impaired person... Highly recommended, especially for public and nursing libraries.- Library JournalContinues to be the bible of recommendation for any caregiver whose family member suffers from dementia.- BookwatchRecommended to all caregivers and families of persons with dementia as an indispensable source of valuable information on a very wide range of topics.- Case Management JournalsAn excellent guide with general information for family caregivers of persons with dementia... The text is person focused and describes the complexity and depth of the care required not only for persons with Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia but also for caregivers.- Activities, Adaptation and Aging

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"Both a guide and a legend." (Chicago Tribune) "The best guide of its kind." (Chicago Sun-Times) "An excellent book for families who are caring for persons with dementia... A book that physicians can confidently recommend to the families of their patients." (Journal of the American Medical Association) "Excellent guidance and clear information of a kind that the family needs... The authors offer the realistic advice that sometimes it is better to concede the patient's frailties than to try to do something about them, and that a compassionate sense of humor often helps." (New York Times) "An admirably realistic guide to caring for people with Alzheimer's." (New York Review of Books)"

Foreword xix
Preface xxiii
Acknowledgments xxix
1 Dementia
1(19)
What Is Dementia?
9(4)
The Person Who Has Dementia
13(4)
Where Do You Go from Here?
17(3)
2 Getting Medical Help for the Person Who Has Dementia
20(16)
The Evaluation of the Person with a Suspected Dementia
21(7)
Finding Someone to Do an Evaluation
28(2)
The Medical Treatment and Management of Dementia
30(6)
The Physician
30(2)
The Nurse
32(1)
The Social Worker
33(1)
The Geriatric Care Manager
34(1)
The Pharmacist
35(1)
3 Characteristic Behavioral Symptoms in People Who Have Dementia
36(43)
The Brain, Behavior, and Personality: Why People Who Have Dementia Do the Things They Do
37(6)
Caregiving: Some General Suggestions
43(4)
Memory Problems
47(2)
Overreacting, or Catastrophic Reactions
49(8)
Combativeness
57(2)
Problems with Speech and Communication
59(10)
Problems the Person with Dementia Has in Making Himself Understood
59(5)
Problems the Person with Dementia Has in Understanding Others
64(5)
Loss of Coordination
69(6)
Loss of Sense of Time
75(2)
Symptoms That Are Better Sometimes and Worse at Other Times
77(2)
4 Problems in Independent Living
79(27)
Mild Cognitive Impairment
79(2)
Managing the Early Stages of Dementia
81(2)
When a Person Must Give Up a Job
83(2)
When a Person Can No Longer Manage Money
85(2)
When a Person Can No Longer Drive Safely
87(7)
When a Person Can No Longer Live Alone
94(1)
When You Suspect That Someone Living Alone Is Developing Dementia
94(4)
What You Can Do
98(2)
Moving to a New Residence
100(6)
5 Problems Arising in Daily Care
106(69)
Hazards to Watch For
106(11)
In the House
109(4)
Outdoors
113(2)
In the Car
115(1)
Highways and Parking Lots
116(1)
Smoking
116(1)
Hunting
117(1)
Nutrition and Mealtimes
117(15)
Meal Preparation
118(1)
Mealtimes
119(3)
Problem Eating Behaviors
122(4)
Malnutrition
126(1)
Weight Loss
126(2)
Choking
128(2)
When to Consider Tube Feeding
130(2)
Exercise
132(4)
Recreation
136(5)
Meaningful Activity
139(2)
Personal Hygiene
141(12)
Bathing
143(4)
Locating Care Supplies
147(1)
Dressing
148(2)
Grooming
150(1)
Oral Hygiene
151(2)
Incontinence (Wetting or Soiling)
153(10)
Urinary Incontinence
154(5)
Bowel Incontinence
159(1)
Cleaning Up
160(3)
Problems with Walking and Balance; Falling
163(6)
Becoming Chairbound or Bedfast
166(2)
Wheelchairs
168(1)
Changes You Can Make at Home
169(6)
Should Environments Be Cluttered or Bare?
172(3)
6 Medical Problems
175(38)
Pain
178(1)
Falls and Injuries
179(1)
Pressure Sores
180(1)
Dehydration
181(1)
Pneumonia
181(1)
Constipation
182(2)
Medications
184(5)
Dental Problems
189(1)
Vision Problems
190(3)
Hearing Problems
193(1)
Dizziness
194(1)
Visiting the Doctor
194(2)
If the Ill Person Must Enter the Hospital
196(3)
Seizures, Fits, or Convulsions
199(2)
Jerking Movements (Myoclonus)
201(1)
The Death of the Person with Dementia
202(11)
The Cause of Death
202(1)
Dying at Home
203(1)
Hospice
204(1)
Dying in the Hospital or Nursing Home
205(1)
When Should Treatment End?
206(2)
What Kind of Care Can Be Given at the End of Life?
208(5)
7 Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia
213(53)
The Six R's of Behavior Management
214(2)
Concealing Memory Loss
216(3)
Wandering
219(14)
Reasons That People Wander
219(3)
The Management of Wandering
222(11)
Sleep Disturbances and Night Wandering
233(5)
Worsening in the Evening ("Sundowning")
238(3)
Losing, Hoarding, or Hiding Things
241(1)
Rummaging in Drawers and Closets
242(1)
Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
243(4)
Repeating the Question
247(1)
Repetitious Actions
248(1)
Distractibility
249(1)
Clinging or Persistently Following You Around ("Shadowing")
250(2)
Complaints and Insults
252(5)
Taking Things
257(1)
Forgetting Telephone Calls
258(1)
Demands
259(3)
Stubbornness and Uncooperativeness
262(1)
When the Person with Dementia Insults the Sitter
263(2)
Using Medication to Manage Behavior
265(1)
8 Symptoms That Appear as Changes in Mood
266(27)
Depression
266(2)
Complaints about Health
268(1)
Suicide
269(1)
Alcohol or Drug Abuse
269(2)
Apathy and Listlessness
271(1)
Remembering Feelings
272(1)
Anger and Irritability
273(2)
Anxiety, Nervousness, and Restlessness
275(3)
False Ideas, Suspiciousness, Paranoia, and Hallucinations
278(13)
Misinterpretation
279(2)
Failure to Recognize People or Things (Agnosia)
281(1)
"You Are Not My Husband"
282(1)
"My Mother Is Coming for Me"
282(1)
Suspiciousness
283(5)
Hiding Things
288(1)
Delusions and Hallucinations
288(3)
Having Nothing to Do
291(2)
9 Special Arrangements If You Become Ill
293(6)
In the Event of Your Death
296(3)
10 Getting Outside Help
299(33)
Help from Friends and Neighbors
302(2)
Finding Information and Services
304(1)
Kinds of Services
304(7)
Having Someone Come into Your Home
306(1)
Adult Day Care
307(3)
Short-Stay Residential Care
310(1)
Planning in Advance for Home Care or Day Care
311(1)
When the Person with Dementia Rejects the Care
312(4)
Your Own Feelings about Getting Respite for Yourself
316(3)
Locating Resources
319(4)
Paying for Care
323(3)
Should Respite Programs Mix People Who Have Different Problems?
326(2)
Determining the Quality of Services
328(2)
Research and Demonstration Programs
330(2)
11 You and the Person Who Has Dementia as Parts of a Family
332(35)
Changes in Roles
335(8)
Understanding Family Conflicts
343(3)
Division of Responsibility
343(3)
Your Marriage
346(1)
Coping with Role Changes and Family Conflict
347(7)
A Family Conference
350(4)
When You Live out of Town
354(2)
When You Are Not the Primary Caregiver, What Can You Do to Help?
356(2)
Caregiving and Your Job
358(1)
Your Children
359(8)
Teenagers
364(3)
12 How Caring for a Person Who Has Dementia Affects You
367(37)
Emotional Reactions
367(22)
Anger
369(5)
Embarrassment
374(2)
Helplessness
376(1)
Guilt
377(4)
Laughter, Love, and Joy
381(1)
Grief
382(3)
Depression
385(1)
Isolation and Feeling Alone
386(1)
Worry
387(1)
Being Hopeful and Being Realistic
388(1)
Mistreating the Person with Dementia
389(2)
Physical Reactions
391(2)
Fatigue
391(1)
Illness
392(1)
Sexuality
393(4)
If Your Spouse Has Dementia
394(3)
If Your Impaired Parent Lives with You
397(1)
The Future
397(6)
You as a Spouse Alone
400(3)
When the Person You Have Cared for Dies
403(1)
13 Caring for Yourself
404(21)
Take Time Out
406(4)
Give Yourself a Present
407(1)
Friends
408(1)
Avoid Isolation
409(1)
Find Additional Help If You Need It
410(8)
Recognize the Warning Signs
411(3)
Counseling
414(4)
Joining with Other Families: The Alzheimer's Association
418(4)
Support Groups
419(2)
Excuses
421(1)
Advocacy
422(3)
14 For Children and Teenagers
425(6)
15 Financial and Legal Issues
431(21)
Your Financial Assessment
431(11)
Potential Expenses
432(2)
Potential Resources
434(8)
Where to Look for the Forgetful Person's Resources
442(4)
Legal Matters
446(6)
16 Nursing Homes and Other Living Arrangements
452(54)
Types of Living Arrangements
455(9)
Moving with the Person Who Has Dementia
464(9)
Finding a Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Setting
473(17)
Paying for Care
476(4)
Guidelines for Selecting a Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Facility
480(10)
Moving to a Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Facility
490(2)
Adjusting to a New Life
492(8)
Visiting
493(5)
Your Own Adjustment
498(2)
When Problems Occur in the Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Facility
500(3)
Sexual Issues in Nursing Homes or Other Care Facilities
503(3)
17 Preventing or Delaying Cognitive Decline
506(10)
Normal Changes
507(1)
General Mental and Physical Health
507(1)
Lifestyle Factors
508(2)
Physical Exercise
508(1)
Diet
509(1)
Potential Treatments and Cures
510(4)
Mental Exercise
510(3)
Medications and Vitamins
513(1)
Limiting Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
514(1)
Aluminum
515(1)
Head Injury
515(1)
18 Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia
516(22)
Mild Cognitive Impairment
517(1)
Dementia
518(16)
Alcohol Abuse Associated Dementia
520(1)
Alzheimer Disease
520(3)
Cortical Basal Ganglionic Degeneration
523(1)
Depression
523(1)
The Frontotemporal Dementias
524(2)
HIV-AIDS
526(2)
Lewy Body Dementia
528(1)
Primary Progressive Aphasia
529(1)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
530(1)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI or Head Trauma)
530(2)
Vascular Dementia
532(1)
Young or Early Onset Dementia
533(1)
Other Brain Disorders
534(4)
Delirium
534(2)
Korsakoff Syndrome
536(1)
Stroke and Other Localized Brain Injury
536(1)
Transient Ischemic Attack
537(1)
19 Research in Dementia
538(31)
Understanding Research
539(4)
Bogus Cures
543(1)
Research in Vascular Dementia and Stroke
543(2)
Research in Alzheimer Disease
545(10)
Structural Changes in the Brain
545(1)
Brain Cells
545(1)
Neuroplasticity
546(1)
Neurotransmitters
546(1)
Abnormal Proteins
547(1)
Protein Abnormalities within Brain Cells
548(1)
Nerve Growth Factors
549(1)
Transplants of Brain Tissue
550(1)
Drug Studies
551(1)
Metals
552(1)
Prions
553(1)
Immunological Defects
554(1)
Head Trauma
554(1)
Epidemiology
555(1)
Down Syndrome
556(1)
Old Age
557(1)
Heredity
557(4)
Gender
561(1)
Neuropsychological Testing
561(1)
Brain Imaging
562(2)
Keeping Active
564(1)
The Effect of Acute Illness on Dementia
565(1)
Research into the Delivery of Services
566(1)
Protective Factors
567(2)
Appendix 1 Using the Internet 569(3)
Appendix 2 Organizations 572(5)
Index 577
Nancy L. Mace, M.A., now retired, was a consultant to and a member of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association and an assistant in psychiatry and coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is coauthor of Teaching Dementia Care: Skill and Understanding, also published by Johns Hopkins. Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in medicine, mental health, and health policy and management, co-director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, and director of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.