The Alzheimer's Health Care Handbook: How to get the Best Medical Care for Your Relative with Alzheimer's Disease, In and Out of the Hospital
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (920 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1569244456 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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They both lecture extensively to audiences of health care professionals, scientists, and family caregivers and have appeared on national TV. . MITTELMAN, Dr.PH is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and Director of Psychosocial Research and Support at the NYU Silberstein Institute of Aging and Dementia Research. About the Author MARY S. CYNTHIA EPSTEIN, ACSW, counsels caregivers, both privately and at the NYU Silberstein Aging and Dementia Center
The health care of a family member with Alzheimer’s disease—from routine doctors’ visits to hospitalization and recovery—can prove daunting for even the most knowledgeable and dedicated caregiver. Mittelman and Epstein draw on both professional knowledge and personal experience: In addition to their notable medical and research backgrounds, both authors have cared for a parent with dementia. How to Get the Best Medical Care for Your Relative with Alzheimer’s Disease offers readers clear explanations and sensitive advice about how to meet the needs of their loved ones with Alzheimer’s both inside and outside of a hospital—and meet their own needs as well. How to Get the Best Medical Care for Your Relative with Alzheimer’s Disease is a valuable resource with specific, practical, and sensitive advice not only for family members, but also for health-care providers and all others involved in the care of the growing pop
"A must for anyone coping with Alzheimer's" according to Daniel Kuhn. I first became aware of this book when it was published on a smale scale for people that the authors and their colleagues encountered in their clinical work at an Alzheimer's center in New York City. I urged the authors to share this important book with a wider audeince and I am most pleased that they have done so with the publication of this paperback.Health care for persons with Alzheimer's disease is a two-edged sword. If there is a coexisting medical condition, th
. MITTELMAN, Dr.PH is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and Director of Psychosocial Research and Support at the NYU Silberstein Institute of Aging and Dementia Research. MARY S. CYNTHIA EPSTEIN, ACSW, counsels caregivers, both privately and at the NYU Silberstein Aging and Dementia Center. They both lecture extensively to audiences of health care professionals, scientists, and fa