The Alzheimer's Health Care Handbook
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. 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. 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 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 population of Alzheimer's patients.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1569244456
ISBN13:9781569244456
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:Da Capo Lifelong Books
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.78 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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A must for anyone coping with Alzheimer's
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
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, there is potential for great good or great harm at the hands of medical practitioners. The authors offer loads of advice about how to ensure that good is done and harm is avoided. This is a guide book that should be read once and then kept close at hand, in case of an acute illness or some other unforseen condition that requires medical attention. Mary Mitteman and Cynthia Epstein are to be commended for helping individuals and families navigate their way through the increasing complex health care maze.
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