New treatments and advances in therapy for the ravages of Parkinson's disease are constantly being researched and perfected for patients. This second edition covers a variety of topics, providing information and suggestions for patients, families, and caregivers to aid them as they grapple with this chronic, debilitating neurological disorder.
Professional caregiving staff deal regularly with disruptive behaviours in residents with dementia but often do not have adequate tools to decipher the underlying causes of these behaviours. Through this 21-minute DVD, viewers learn to evaluate all aspects of the caregiving environment before working on individualized solutions.
With chapters on the medical aspects of the dementia caused by Alzheimer's, this work includes: optimal living environments for Alzheimer patients; techniques for enhancing memory, orientation, and communication in Alzheimer patients; selecting appropriate nursing homes; and the benefits of support groups for Alzheimer families.
Presents a personal account of the seven-year struggle of the author and his wife who was the victim of a triple assault on her mind and body; Parkinson's disease, multi-infarct dementia (frequent small strokes), and Alzheimer's Disease, a combination without identifiable cause, explanation, or cure.
An estimated 200,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1994. This book is for all the men, and their caring partners, who must confront the disease and impotence. It seeks to provide the understanding that the author struggled so long to find during his healing journey. It is intended for those who are working through recovery.
To the 20 million Americans who suffer from depression, the Hulmes offer a promise of hope and healing. Writing from his own battles with depression, William helps depressed people, their families, and caregivers understand depression, treatment and how people can cope. Woven into William's story are his wife's struggles with her husband's ......
A Contemporary Rehabilitation Approach to the Practice of Medicine
This introduction to the management of chronic illness is based on a course given at the University of Washington School of Medicine. It examines the factors related to evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of these patients and is essential reading for all medical students and rehabilitation professionals.
A sensitive and loving story, Handle With Care is a sympathetic portrayal of the difficulties and trauma of caring for a parent suffering from the progressive deterioration of his or her mental facilities. Describing her mother's long, irreversible illness, Dorothy Brown candidly relates her feelings of shock, despair, and bewilderment and her ......