The 36-hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People With Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, And Memory Loss in Later Life - Couverture souple

Mace MA, Nancy L.; Rabins MD MPH, Peter V.

 
9780801885099: The 36-hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People With Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, And Memory Loss in Later Life
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ISBN 10 : 0801885094 ISBN 13 : 9780801885099
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Revised in 2006 for its twenty-fifth anniversary, this best-selling book is the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease, offering comfort and support to millions worldwide. In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made The 36-Hour Day invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition is the only edition currently available that includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care. The new edition includes: -new information on diagnostic evaluation-resources for families and adult children who care for people with dementia-updated legal and financial information-the latest information on nursing homes and other communal living arrangements-new information on research, medications, and the biological causes and effects of dementia Also available in a large print edition Praise for The 36-Hour Day:

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À propos des auteurs

Nancy L. Mace, MA, is retired. She was a consultant to and member of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association and an assistant in psychiatry and 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, MD, MPH, is professor emeritus in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The author of Is It Alzheimer's? 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia and coauthor of The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias, he was the founding director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry and the first holder of the Richman Family Professorship for Alzheimer's and Related Diseases.

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Éditeur
Johns Hopkins University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0801885094
ISBN 13 
9780801885099
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
4
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780801885105: The 36-hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People With Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, And Memory Loss in Later Life

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ISBN 10 :  0801885108 ISBN 13 :  9780801885105
Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007
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