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A family guide to caring for people who have alzheimer disease, related dementias. Completely revised and updated, this book has sold more than 3 million copies around the world and continues to be a top resource for those caring for people with alzheimer s disease and other forms of dementia. Dementia beyond drugs, second edition product description reducing the use of psychotropic drugs in the symptomatic treatment of dementia is key to successfully implementing compassionate, personcentered practices in your organizationand this book shows clearly why and how it can be done. Related disorders at the johns hopkins university school of medicine. An excellent book for families who are caring for persons with dementia. Now completely revised and updated, this guide features the. The 36hour day will help family members and caregivers address these. Power characterizes the current state of longterm care and the limitations of the biomedical model, and he compels the reader to advocate for dementia care that is more compassionate, more humane, and more respectful. Through five editions, the 36 hour day has been the bible for families who love and care for people with alzheimer disease. Reducing the use of psychotropic drugs in the symptomatic treatment of dementia is key to successfully implementing compassionate, personcentered practices in your organizationand this book shows clearly why and how it can be done. Now in a new and updated edition, this bestselling book features thoroughly revised chapters on the causes of dementia, managing the early stages of dementia, the prevention of dementia, and finding appropriate living arrangements for the person who has dementia when home care.
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