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Research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementia Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book.

Table of Contents
Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

1 The Ambiguous Loss of Dementia: How

Absence and Presence Coexist 1

2 The Complications of Both Loss

and Grief 21

3 Stress, Coping, and Resiliency 37

4 The Myth of Closure 55

5 The Psychological Family 71

6 Family Rituals, Celebrations, and

Gatherings 91

7 Seven Guidelines for the Journey 109

8 Delicious Ambiguity 137

9 The Good-Enough Relationship 155

Conclusion 167

A Note to Caregivers About Working

with Health Care Professionals 173

Resources 181

Notes 187

About the Author 215

Index 217

Loving Someone Who Has Dementia

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 26 August 2011
      ISBN-13 9781118002292
      978-1118002292
      ISBN-10 1118002296
      Also in:
      Health & Wellbeing Coping with / advice about ageing Home nursing and caring / Advice for caregivers Alzheimer’s, dementia and Parkinson’s disease

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementia Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book.

      Table of Contents
      Preface ix

      Acknowledgments xiii

      Introduction xv

      1 The Ambiguous Loss of Dementia: How

      Absence and Presence Coexist 1

      2 The Complications of Both Loss

      and Grief 21

      3 Stress, Coping, and Resiliency 37

      4 The Myth of Closure 55

      5 The Psychological Family 71

      6 Family Rituals, Celebrations, and

      Gatherings 91

      7 Seven Guidelines for the Journey 109

      8 Delicious Ambiguity 137

      9 The Good-Enough Relationship 155

      Conclusion 167

      A Note to Caregivers About Working

      with Health Care Professionals 173

      Resources 181

      Notes 187

      About the Author 215

      Index 217

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