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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins
ISBN-13: 9780446618762, ISBN-10: 0446618764
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: November 2006
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Nancy L. Mace

Nancy L. Mace, M.A., now retired, was a consultant to, and a member of, the board of directors of the Alzheimer Association and an assistant in psychiatry as 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.

Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in medicine, mental hygiene and health policy and management, director of the geriatric neuropsychiatry section, 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.

PROFESSIONAL ENDORSMENT: THE 36-HOUR DAY is endorsed by the Alzheimer Disease And Related Disorders Association Of America

Book Synopsis

"Both a guide and a legend." -- Chicago Tribune

This best-selling book has remained the "bible" for families who are giving care to people with Alzheimer disease.

American Geriatrics Society - William Reichel

A wealth of knowledge...the best available guide on the subject.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Preface to the First Edition
1Dementia1
2Getting Medical Help for the Impaired Person13
3Characteristic Problems of Dementia22
4Problems in Independent Living46
5Problems Arising in Daily Care60
6Medical Problems99
7Problems of Behavior119
8Problems of Mood148
9Special Arrangements If You Become Ill164
10Getting Outside Help168
11You and the Impaired Person as Parts of a Family186
12How Caring for an Impaired Person Affects You205
13Caring for Yourself226
14For Children and Teenagers239
15Financial and Legal Issues243
16Nursing Homes and Other Living Arrangements253
17Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia288
18Research in Dementia298
App. 1. Further Reading313
App. 2. Organizations317
App. 3. Locating Your State Office on Aging and State Nursing Home Ombudsperson322
App. 4. Nursing Home Residents' Rights328
Index333

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