Screen LibraryDementia and Alzheimer's : solving the practical and policy challenges /
"The ceasing of a family member's ability to reason, function and respond is a tragedy. With major increases in dementia predicted for the coming decade, a book like Dementia and Alzheimer's is needed ever more to cut through clutter of anecdotes and assumptions. Facing the crisis of...
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Anthem Press,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"The ceasing of a family member's ability to reason, function and respond is a tragedy. With major increases in dementia predicted for the coming decade, a book like Dementia and Alzheimer's is needed ever more to cut through clutter of anecdotes and assumptions. Facing the crisis of widespread patient volumes with dementia, Dementia and Alzheimer's explains governmental and private entities' benefit programs for dementia patients, and how government and insurers do and should respond, while integrating sophisticated medical tactics with vital family cooperative responses to their loved one' "We begin with a realistic scenario for the counselor: You have been called for help after a family has experienced the grave difficulty of confronting dementia in a parent, sibling or relative. This chapter discusses the family context within which our later chapters on detailed legal solutions will be presented by the attorney. Diagnosis of dementia in a loved one brings a slow heartbreak, and experience with that sad event carries this message to family members: "Don't try dealing with this alone!" Yes, counselors say, life is unfair, but you must "get over it", and assume the helper role |
| Carrier Form: | v, 135 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-132) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781783089253 1783089253 |
| Index Number: | RC521 |
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R473.74 R749.1 |
| Call Number: | R749.1/O667 |