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Alzheimer: A Journey Together

By: Federica Caracciolo

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: October 2005

Seller ID: 24573

ISBN: 1843104083

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Francesco Caracciolo was a successful architect and, with his wife Federica, also worked as photo reporter for the United Nations, travelling extensively throughout Africa and Asia. A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and Francesco's rapidly vanishing independence put an end to their travels. With thoughtfulness and honesty, Federica tells of her experience of caring for her husband during his seven-year battle with Alzheimer's. She recounts the progression of the disease in all its distressing phases, revealing the very special relationship that developed between the carer and the patient and ...
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Alzheimer: A Journey Together

By: Federica Caracciolo

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: October 2005

Seller ID: 43067

ISBN: 1843104083

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Connecting in the Land of Dementia: Creative Activities for Caregivers

By: Deborah Shouse

Price: $16.95

Publisher: Central Recovery Press: September 2016

Seller ID: 92355

ISBN: 1942094248

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Innovative ideas designed so care partners can engage and connect with people living with dementia.

On the dementia journey, each quality moment of connection is priceless. Deborah Shouse and dozens of experts in the field of dementia share ideas that engage the creative spirit so you can continue to experience those meaningful moments of connecting. These easy and adaptable projects--music, art, movies, cooking, storytelling, gardening, movement, and many more--can foster stronger relationships, renew hope, and ignite a sense of purpose for people who are living with dementi...
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Dementia and Social Inclusion: Marginalised groups and marginalised areas of dementia research, care and practice

By: N/A

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley: August 2004

Seller ID: 21403

ISBN: 1843101742

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

'There has been a considerable and welcome growth of publications about dementia care and Jessica Kingsley Publishers has certainly played a very useful part in this growth... we need more not less of this quality of work and writing if society is to include those with dementia as full citizens.' - Christian Council on Ageing 'The editors are to be congratulated on assembling a collection of contributions which make this book a milestone in the literature on dementia research and practice... They] have collected papers on extraordinarily diverse issues and from a very diverse set of authors. ...
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Dementia: Challenges and New Directions (Research Highlights in Social Work, 31)

By: N/A

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: August 1997

Seller ID: 21390

ISBN: 1853023124

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

As a focus for academic and professional study, dementia has moved rapidly from the margin to the
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Drug Treatments and Dementia (Bradford Dementia Group)

By: Stephen Hopker

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: June 1999

Seller ID: 21389

ISBN: 185302760X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Taking a broad view of the issues surrounding drugs and dementia, this text provides background information to help both carers and clinicians understand more about medication available. It also incorporates published evidence about drug treatments, tackling evidence about newer drugs.
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Elder Care: What to Look For...What to Look Out For

By: Thomas M. Cassidy

Price: $4.95

Publisher: New Horizon Press: December 1997

Seller ID: 21424

ISBN: 0882821539

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Former New York State Senior Investigator of the Medicaid Fraud Unit, Thomas Cassidy uses real cases to give important information to help the aging and their families find reputable living arrangements and avoid the terror of elder abuse. Utilizing professionals in medicine, law and finance, Cassidy offers a new fail-safe blueprint and a personal worksheet for the thousands who must now make crucial elder care decisions.
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Explorations in Dementia: Theoretical and Research Studies into the Experience of Remediable and Enduring Cognitive Losses

By: Bender, Michael

Price: $22.95

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley: November 2008

Seller ID: 21404

ISBN: 1843100401

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Based on the findings of in-depth research and on the author's long-standing experience of working with people with dementia, this ground-breaking book provides fresh perspectives and ideas for policy and practice. In the first part of this extensively referenced and up-to-date book, Michael Bender examines the scientific status of the terms 'dementia', 'Alzheimer's' and 'multi-infarct dementias' and concludes that there is little convincing scientific evidence to justify their continued use. He suggests that in order to develop adequate psychological and social models of dementia, a number of...
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Outsmarting Alzheimer's: More Than 75 Foods, Exercises, Puzzles, and Tips to Keep Your Minds Sharp, Improve Your Memory, and Prevent Dementia

By: Kenneth S. Kosik

Price: $24.99

Publisher: Readers Digest: December 2015

Seller ID: 165225

ISBN: 1621452441

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

An easy-to-follow, research-based guide to the simple, low-cost choices that give the reader the power to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia; slow the progression of the disease; and mitigate symptoms and improve well-being.

Did you know that getting on the treadmill can help keep your brain sharp? Or that repeatedly staying up to catch the late show could increase the likelihood of being struck down by dementia? The dozens of choices you make over the course of any average day--ordering the curry versus the burger with fries, taking the stairs versus the elevat...
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Outsmarting Alzheimer's: More Than 75 Foods, Exercises, Puzzles, and Tips to Keep Your Minds Sharp, Improve Your Memory, and Prevent Dementia

By: Kenneth S. Kosik

Price: $14.98

Publisher: Readers Digest: December 2015

Seller ID: 177977

ISBN: 1621452441

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

By: N/A

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub: January 1999

Seller ID: 37236

ISBN: 1853025887

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New - New

Despite the growth of interest in dementia and dementia care over the past two decades, services and interventions for younger people with dementia and their carers remain, on the whole, fragmented and poorly developed. The focus of social, psychological and biomedical research has been almost exclusively on older people and their carers. The first book to address the subject in its own right, Younger People with Dementia addresses good practice and stimulates an agenda for change. The contributors explore the implications for younger people with dementia and their families at personal, planni...
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Category: Health/Wellness: Dementia

Alzheimer: A Journey Together

Alzheimer: A Journey Together

Connecting in the Land of Dementia: Creative Activities for Caregivers

Dementia and Social Inclusion: Marginalised groups and marginalised areas of dementia research, care and practice

Dementia: Challenges and New Directions (Research Highlights in Social Work, 31)

Drug Treatments and Dementia (Bradford Dementia Group)

Elder Care: What to Look For...What to Look Out For

Explorations in Dementia: Theoretical and Research Studies into the Experience of Remediable and Enduring Cognitive Losses

Outsmarting Alzheimer's: More Than 75 Foods, Exercises, Puzzles, and Tips to Keep Your Minds Sharp, Improve Your Memory, and Prevent Dementia

Outsmarting Alzheimer's: More Than 75 Foods, Exercises, Puzzles, and Tips to Keep Your Minds Sharp, Improve Your Memory, and Prevent Dementia

Outsmarting Alzheimer's: More Than 75 Foods, Exercises, Puzzles, and Tips to Keep Your Minds Sharp, Improve Your Memory, and Prevent Dementia

Reducing Stress-related Behaviours in People with Dementia: Care-based Therapy

The Alzheimer's Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life

The Alzheimer's Solution: How Today's Care Is Failing Millions- and How We Can Do Better

Understanding Dementia: The Man with the Worried Eyes

Younger People With Dementia: Planning, Practice and Development

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