Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
- Published by: Prometheus Books
- Edition: 3rd Edition November 1996
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1573921084
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1573921084
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Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 12.6 ounces
From Library Journal
Caring for the Alzheimer Patient , a enyclopedia by experts, covers subjects ranging from evaluative diagnostic techniques to nutrition and exercise for Alzheimer patients. Advice in many chapters can be used most effectively by health professionals. Other topics such as the role of support groups, criteria for selection of a nursing home (including costs and Medicare and Medicaid payments), and legal considerations are particularly useful for family members. Writing in an engaging, anecdotal style, Gruetzner, founder of an
Alzheimer's support group for families, gears his book primarily to lay people. He outlines phases of the disease and describes neurologic changes in a readily understandable manner that is enhanced by line drawings. He also covers drug regimens and possible side effects, and family adjustment and coping mechanisms. Several poems, composed by Maude S. Newton during moments of stress, add a poignant touch. Both books possess useful perspectives on the disease, but contain little new information not available in Confronting
Alzheimer's Disease ( LJ 12/87), Rose Oliver and Frances Bock's Coping with
Alzheimer's , and Understanding
Alzheimer's , edited by Miriam Aronson (both LJ 2/1/88). Carol R. Glatt, Northeastern Hospital of Philadelphia
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Midwest Book Review
The latest research on
Alzheimer's and its management is included in this third updated edition, which provides a practical guide for nurses and families alike. Articles on nutrition and aging, specialized care for the elderly, memory and speech problems, and caregiver challenges create a well-rounded discussion.
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