Simon Atkins

Dementia for Dummies, UK Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Your hands-on guide to dealing with dementia within the UK healthcare system If a loved one has recently been diagnosed with dementia, Dementia For Dummies, UK Edition provides trusted, no-nonsense guidance on what this may mean for you and your family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• UK edition
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 682g
• ISBN-13: 9781118924693
• ISBN-10: 111892469X
• Artikelnr.: 41430702

Autorenporträt

Simon Atkins studied at Bristol University Medical School and trained as a GP in Bedminster Down. He is a freelance medical journalist and has been a columnist for The Guardian. He presented the BBC 3 series Make Me a Baby. His most recent book is First Steps to Living with Dementia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I: Could It Be Dementia? 5
Chapter 1: Checking Out the Facts on Dementia 7
Chapter 2: Spotting the Symptoms 21
Chapter 3: Looking at the Different Types of Dementia 35
Chapter 4: Considering Causes and Risk Factors 55
Chapter 5: Understanding the Stages of Dementia 71
Part II: Helping Someone Manage the Illness 81
Chapter 6: Getting a Diagnosis 83
Chapter 7: Medical Treatments in Dementia 101
Chapter 8: Considering Non-Medical Treatment 113
Chapter 9: Dealing with Troublesome Symptoms in Late Dementia 129
Part III: Providing Care for Your Loved One 147
Chapter 10: Recognising the Challenges Ahead 149
Chapter 11: Making Caring Easier 161
Chapter 12: Coping with Caring 181
Chapter 13: Sourcing Help: Working Your Way Around the System 199
Chapter 14: Sorting Out Benefits 209
Chapter 15: Addressing Legal Issues 219
Part IV: Sorting Out Domiciliary and Longer-Term Care 233
Chapter 16: Choosing Ongoing Care for Your Loved One 235
Chapter 17: Receiving Assistance from the State 249
Chapter 18: Helping the Care Home 257
Chapter 19: Knowing What to Do If the Person with Dementia Goes into
Hospital 269
Chapter 20: Planning for the End of Someone's Life 279
Part V: The Part of Tens 289
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Dealing with Dementia 291
Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Caregivers, Friends and Families 297
Chapter 23: Busting Ten Myths about Dementia 303
Appendix A: Useful Contacts and Resources 309
Appendix B: ACE III Exam 313
Index 321