| Better Living with Dementia: Implications for Individuals, Families, Communities, and Societies Contributor(s): N. Gitlin, Laura (Author), Hodgson, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0128119284 ISBN-13: 9780128119280 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $98.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.831 |
| LCCN: 2018944978 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 338 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Better Living With Dementia: Implications for Individuals, Families, Communities, and Societies highlights evidence-based best practices for improving the lives of patients with dementia. It presents the local and global challenges of these patients, also coupling foundational knowledge with specific strategies to overcome these challenges. The book examines the trajectory of the disease, offers stage-appropriate practices and strategies to improve quality of life, provides theoretical and practical frameworks that inform on ways to support and care for individuals living with dementia, includes evidence-based recommendations for research, and details global examples of care approaches that work. |
