Alzheimer's disease and dementia : what everyone needs to know
(2018)
By:
Sabat, Steven R.
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
616.8311/SABAT,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
DESCRIPTION
xxvii, 241 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780190603113, 0190603119 :, 0190603119, 9780190603106, 0190603100, 9780190603113
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Dementia -- Alzheimer's disease: biological aspects -- Alzheimer's disease: the subjective experience -- People with Alzheimer's disease and the social world -- Resilience, selfhood, and creativity -- Types of care and the role of spirituality -- And in the end
Sabat provides information about Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases, and also discusses the psychological and social strengths possessed by people diagnosed. By identifying and using those strengths, readers can improve the quality of life in non-pharmacological ways