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Abstract
If you are affected by dementia this book is for you. You may know or care for someone with dementia or you may have been recently diagnosed yourself.
Whoever you are, confusion not only affects the person with the condition. Carers, family members and friends are all bewildered and confused by what is happening to the person they know.
Often, when diagnosis is made you cannot think of all the questions you want to ask and may not even feel ready to ask them. But as time passes you will want to know as much as possible about dementia and how to care for the person who has it. Knowledge is the best way of lifting the cloud of confusion and taking charge of the situation.
This book gives you the information and support to cope with dementia.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS: Answers at your fingertips | Cover | ||
| Half Title Page\r | i | ||
| Title Page | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Foreword to the fourth edition by Jeremy Hughes | x | ||
| Foreword to the third edition by Tony Robinson | xi | ||
| Acknowledgements | xii | ||
| Introduction | xiii | ||
| 1 What is dementia? | 1 | ||
| Defining dementia | 1 | ||
| Who will get dementia? | 5 | ||
| Causes of dementia | 5 | ||
| Types of dementia | 7 | ||
| 2 What is Alzheimer’s disease? | 18 | ||
| Defining Alzheimer’s disease | 18 | ||
| Who will get Alzheimer’s disease? | 21 | ||
| Causes of Alzheimer’s disease | 23 | ||
| Symptoms and signs | 27 | ||
| Outlook | 32 | ||
| 3 Getting a diagnosis | 33 | ||
| The need for diagnosis | 34 | ||
| Seeking a diagnosis | 37 | ||
| The process of diagnosis | 41 | ||
| Memory tests | 45 | ||
| Blood tests | 47 | ||
| Genetic tests | 48 | ||
| Brain scans | 50 | ||
| Talking about the diagnosis | 53 | ||
| 4 Practical care day to day | 56 | ||
| General questions | 57 | ||
| Dressing | 59 | ||
| Personal hygiene | 61 | ||
| Food and drink | 67 | ||
| Keeping healthy | 73 | ||
| Taking pills | 74 | ||
| Sleeping | 75 | ||
| 5 Communication and activities | 78 | ||
| Improving communication | 79 | ||
| Memory aids | 81 | ||
| Activities | 83 | ||
| Holidays | 86 | ||
| 6 Personal safety | 88 | ||
| Living alone | 89 | ||
| Dangers at home | 89 | ||
| Wandering | 93 | ||
| Driving | 95 | ||
| 7 Behaviour that may cause difficulties | 98 | ||
| Annoying behaviour | 98 | ||
| Losing things | 99 | ||
| Non-recognition | 101 | ||
| Hallucinations | 102 | ||
| Restlessness and agitation | 103 | ||
| Anger and aggression | 105 | ||
| Sexual behaviour | 108 | ||
| Other people’s attitudes | 109 | ||
| 8 Carers’ emotions | 111 | ||
| Emotional support | 112 | ||
| Loss and despair | 113 | ||
| Anger and bitterness | 115 | ||
| Sexual feelings | 117 | ||
| Guilt | 118 | ||
| 9 Getting help | 121 | ||
| Sources of help and information | 122 | ||
| Spiritual needs | 123 | ||
| Community care | 124 | ||
| Services for people at home | 130 | ||
| Day care | 133 | ||
| Respite care | 135 | ||
| 10 Residential and nursing homes | 137 | ||
| Is a home necessary? | 138 | ||
| Information sources | 140 | ||
| Types of homes | 141 | ||
| Choosing a home | 143 | ||
| Making the move | 146 | ||
| Privacy or company? | 147 | ||
| Possible ill-treatment | 148 | ||
| Challenges for staff | 149 | ||
| Visiting | 152 | ||
| 11 Legal and financial advice | 153 | ||
| Getting advice | 154 | ||
| Legal safeguards | 155 | ||
| Financial capacity | 159 | ||
| State benefits | 162 | ||
| Other financial help | 167 | ||
| Paying care home fees | 168 | ||
| 12 Treatment | 174 | ||
| Treatment possibilities | 175 | ||
| Dealing with doctors | 178 | ||
| Seeing a specialist | 180 | ||
| Drug treatments | 181 | ||
| Treating symptoms | 188 | ||
| Surgery | 195 | ||
| Psychological treatments | 196 | ||
| Complementary therapy | 198 | ||
| 13 Research | 200 | ||
| Research overview | 201 | ||
| Helping with research | 205 | ||
| Drug trials | 206 | ||
| Other areas of research | 208 | ||
| Glossary | 211 | ||
| Appendix 1: Useful addresses | 220 | ||
| Appendix 2: Some other reading and resources | 233 | ||
| Alzheimer’s disease and dementia | 233 | ||
| Living with dementia | 234 | ||
| Caring | 234 | ||
| Younger people with dementia | 235 | ||
| Research | 235 | ||
| Biography, autobiography and novels | 235 | ||
| For children | 236 | ||
| Index | 237 |