Description
Book SynopsisThis volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need.
Trade ReviewWill directly benefit both researchers and practitioners committed to dementia care and support. -- Nina M. Silverstein Ageing and Society 2007 This compact volume provides an invaluable resource for professionals in the field. -- Elizabeth Beattie Research and Theory for Nursing Practice 2007 This work should be on the bookshelf of any clinician serving caregivers and persons with dementia. -- James J. Callahan Gerontologist 2007
Table of ContentsPreface
List of Contributors
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1. The History of Caregiving in Dementia
Part II: Individual Aspects of Caregiving
Chapter 2. The Caregiver in Dementia
Chapter 3. From Home to Nursing Home: A Continuum of Care for Persons with Dementia
Chapter 4. Caregiver Burden
Part III: Interpersonal Aspects of Caregiving
Chapter 5. The Affective Interpersonal Bond in Caregiving
Chapter 6. Religious Participation and Caregiving: A Psychodynamic Perspective
Chapter 7. Caregiving and the Sexual Relationship in Dementia
Chapter 8. Grief and Loss in Dementia
Part IV: Implications for Treatment: The Multidisciplinary Approach
Chapter 9. The Role of Pharmacotherapy for Dementia Patients with Behavioral Disturbances
Chapter 10. Care of the Caregiver: Individual and Family Interventions
Chapter 11. Social Supports for the Caregiver
Part V: Societal Issues of Caregiving
Chapter 12. Health Care Policies and Caregivers
Chapter 13. Ethnic Elders and Caregiving
Chapter 14. The Ethics of Dementia Caregiving
Index
