Rethinking Dementia

Prelims: Foreword, Contents, Preface, Notes on Contributors and Acknowledgments
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This chapter introduces dementia as a condition that has been present in societies for thousands of years. It provides an overview of the behaviour of those with dementia, how to care for people with dementia, and the rights of those in care...
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This chapter will describe the various conditions that give rise to dementia and detail the implications of each...
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This chapter discusses in detail the psychological impacts of the biophysical conditions which give rise to dementia. It outlines the loss of functions that can occur when suffering from dementia and discusses the feeling of ‘identity’...
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This chapter addresses the importance of stress and coping in caring for older people with dementia...
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This chapter will cover the important question of communicating with people who have dementia. Much of the chapter will be devoted to making sense of what people with Alzheimer's disease are really saying...
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This chapter will review various perspectives from other chapters and integrate them into a new way of looking at dementia, which provides the underlying rationale for the care program outlined in the second part of the book...
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This Chapter presents an overview of the Enhanced Lifestyle Through Optimal Stimulus (ELTOS) model for care...
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This chapter addresses the nature of the environment and, specifically, the type of physical environment that caregivers can construct to assist the person with dementia...
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This chapter presents ideas about holistic care planning based on the competency of the person in care and relying on comprehensive assessment of the person's lifestyle and preferences...
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End Matter: Conclusion, End Notes and Index
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