Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins

The 36-Hour Day (MP3-Download)

A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss Ungekürzte Lesung. 1032 Min.
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Produktbeschreibung

For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work on the care of people with dementia and their family members. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer disease, and other dementias, the book's authoritative and compassionate approach to care features discussions of the causes of dementia and the management of its symptoms from the early stages to late-stage disease. This edition highlights the significant advances in diagnostic testing, treatment, and research that have occurred in recent years. Offering useful takeaway messages and informed by the latest practices in dementia care, this new edition has been thoroughly updated. It features - updated information on prevention, new diagnostic methods and criteria, and advances in medication therapy - essential insights on everything from home care aides to useful apps to promising preventive techniques and therapies; and - practical advice for avoiding caregiver burnout—plus tips for when and how to get additional help. Like earlier editions, the eighth edition focuses on improving the lives of those with dementia and memory loss as well as those who love and care for them. The definitive guide to dementia care, The 36-Hour Day offers readers compassionate guidance and a ready resource for every step of the journey.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781421452937
• Artikelnr.: 75144605

Autorenporträt

Nancy L. Mace, MA, is retired. She was a consultant to and member of the board of directors of the Alzheimer's Association and an assistant in psychiatry and coordinator of the T. Rowe and Eleanor Price Teaching Service of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH, is professor emeritus in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The author of Is It Alzheimer's? 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia, he was the founding director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry and the first holder of the Richman Family Professorship in Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias.

Rezensionen

For decades, The 36-Hour Day has been an essential guide for families navigating the challenges of dementia care. It offers both practical advice and deep compassion, reminding caregivers that they are not alone. This book is a lifeline, providing clarity, comfort, and support at every stage of this unexpected journey.