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

Mace, Nancy L.; Rabins, Peter V.

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ISBN 10: 0801885094 ISBN 13: 9780801885099

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2007

Riassunto

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

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Informazioni sull?autore

Nancy L. Mace, M.A., now retired, was a consultant to and a 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, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in medicine, mental health, and health policy and management, co-director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry, and director 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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0801885094
• ISBN 13: 9780801885099
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 324
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile