Person with Alzheimer's Disease

<p>Few families are untouched by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Moving accounts of what it is like to care for someone with this disease have already been published as well as how-to books that offer caregivers advice and information on coping. But this book is the first to provide a comprehensive report of what it is like to have dementia oneself--the subjective experience of living with progressive memory loss. </p><p>Each chapter discusses a different aspect of having dementia from the initial assessment and diagnosis through placement in a nursing home. The discussions are grounded in qualitative research and case studies which convey the variable and personal nature of the experience. They seek to help clinicians researchers students and caregivers (both professionals and family members) understand the experience of dementia and thereby to promote better caregiving through a person-centered approach.</p><p><b>Contributors: </b> Kathleen Kahn-Denis Judson Retirement Community; Casey Durkin a psychotherapist in Cleveland Ohio; Jane Gilliard Dementia Voice UK; Phyllis Braudy Harris John Carroll University; John Keady University of Wales UK; John Killick University of Stirling UK; Rebecca G. Logsdon University of Washington; Charlie Murphy University of Stirling UK; Alison Phinney University of British Columbia Canada; Steven R. Sabat Georgetown University; Dorothy Seman Alzheimer's Family Care Center Chicago; Lisa Snyder University of California San Diego; Jane Stansell Alzheimer's Family Care Center Chicago; Gloria Sterin Shaker Heights Ohio; Jon C. Stuckey Messiah College; Robyn Yale Consultant to the Alzheimer's Association San Francisco; Rosalie Young Wayne State University School of Medicine.</p>