Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 | (11) |
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5 | (2) |
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The Person Who Has Dementia |
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7 | (3) |
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Where Do You Go from Here? |
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10 | (2) |
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2 Getting Medical Help for the Person Who Has Dementia |
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12 | (9) |
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The Evaluation of the Person with a Suspected Dementia |
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13 | (3) |
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Finding Someone to Do an Evaluation |
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16 | (1) |
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The Medical Treatment and Management of Dementia |
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17 | (4) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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The Geriatric Care Manager |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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3 Characteristic Behavioral Symptoms in People Who Have Dementia |
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21 | (25) |
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The Brain, Behavior, and Personality: Why People Who Have Dementia Do the Things They Do |
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21 | (4) |
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Caregiving: Some General Suggestions |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (1) |
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Overreacting, or Catastrophic Reactions |
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28 | (5) |
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33 | (1) |
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Problems with Speech and Communication |
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34 | (6) |
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Problems the Person with Dementia Has in Making Himself Understood |
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34 | (3) |
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Problems the Person with Dementia Has in Understanding Others |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (1) |
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Symptoms That Are Better Sometimes and Worse at Other Times |
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44 | (2) |
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4 Problems in Independent Living |
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46 | (15) |
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Mild Cognitive Impairment |
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46 | (2) |
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Managing the Early Stages of Dementia |
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47 | (1) |
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When a Person Must Give Up a Job |
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48 | (1) |
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When a Person Can No Longer Manage Money |
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49 | (2) |
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When a Person Can No Longer Drive Safely |
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51 | (3) |
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When a Person Can No Longer Live Alone |
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54 | (7) |
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When You Suspect That Someone Living Alone Is Developing Dementia |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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Moving to a New Residence |
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58 | (3) |
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5 Problems Arising in Daily Care |
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61 | (40) |
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61 | (6) |
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62 | (3) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Highways and Parking Lots |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (9) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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When to Consider Tube Feeding |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (3) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (7) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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Incontinence (Wetting or Soiling) |
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88 | (5) |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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Problems with Walking and Balance; Falling |
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93 | (4) |
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Becoming Chairbound or Bedfast |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Changes You Can Make at Home |
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97 | (4) |
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Should Environments Be Cluttered or Bare? |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (22) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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If the III Person Must Enter the Hospital |
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113 | (2) |
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Seizures, Fits, or Convulsions |
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115 | (1) |
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Jerking Movements (Myoclonus) |
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116 | (1) |
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The Death of the Person with Dementia |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Dying in the Hospital or Nursing Home |
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118 | (1) |
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When Should Treatment End? |
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119 | (1) |
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What Kind of Care Can Be Given at the End of Life? |
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120 | (3) |
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7 Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia |
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123 | (31) |
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The Six R's of Behavior Management |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (8) |
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Reasons That People Wander |
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127 | (1) |
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The Management of Wandering |
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128 | (6) |
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Sleep Disturbances and Night Wandering |
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134 | (3) |
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Worsening in the Evening ("Sundowning") |
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137 | (1) |
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Losing, Hoarding, or Hiding Things |
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138 | (1) |
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Rummaging in Drawers and Closets |
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139 | (1) |
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Inappropriate Sexual Behavior |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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Clinging or Persistently Following You Around ("Shadowing") |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (3) |
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148 | (1) |
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Forgetting Telephone Calls |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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Stubbornness and Uncooperativeness |
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151 | (1) |
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When the Person with Dementia Insults the Sitter |
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151 | (1) |
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Using Medication to Manage Behavior |
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152 | (2) |
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8 Symptoms That Appear as Changes in Mood |
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154 | (16) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Anxiety, Nervousness, and Restlessness |
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159 | (2) |
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False Ideas, Suspiciousness, Paranoia, and Hallucinations |
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161 | (8) |
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162 | (1) |
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Failure to Recognize People or Things (Agnosia) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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"My Mother Is Coming for Me" |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (1) |
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Delusions and Hallucinations |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (1) |
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9 Special Arrangements If You Become III |
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170 | (4) |
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In the Event of Your Death |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (19) |
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Help from Friends and Neighbors |
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174 | (1) |
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Finding Information and Services |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (4) |
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Having Someone Come into Your Home |
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178 | (1) |
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178 | (2) |
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Short-Stay Residential Care |
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180 | (1) |
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Planning in Advance for Home Care or Day Care |
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181 | (1) |
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When the Person with Dementia Rejects the Care |
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181 | (3) |
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Your Own Feelings about Getting Respite for Yourself |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (2) |
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Should Respite Programs Mix People Who Have Different Problems? |
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189 | (1) |
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Determining the Quality of Services |
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190 | (1) |
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Research and Demonstration Programs |
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191 | (2) |
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11 You and the Person Who Has Dementia as Parts of a Family |
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193 | (19) |
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195 | (4) |
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Understanding Family Conflicts |
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199 | (2) |
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Division of Responsibility |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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Coping with Role Changes and Family Conflict |
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201 | (4) |
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203 | (2) |
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When You Live out of Town |
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205 | (1) |
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When You Are Not the Primary Caregiver, What Can You Do to Help? |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (4) |
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210 | (2) |
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12 How Caring for a Person Who Has Dementia Affects You |
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212 | (22) |
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212 | (13) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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Isolation and Feeling Alone |
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223 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Being Hopeful and Being Realistic |
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224 | (1) |
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Mistreating the Person with Dementia |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (2) |
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If Your Spouse Has Dementia |
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227 | (2) |
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If Your Impaired Parent Lives with You |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (3) |
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231 | (1) |
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When the Person You Have Cared for Dies |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (12) |
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235 | (3) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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Find Additional Help If You Need It |
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238 | (4) |
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Recognize the Warning Signs |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (2) |
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Joining with Other Families: The Alzheimer's Association |
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242 | (2) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (2) |
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14 For Children and Teenagers |
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246 | (4) |
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15 Financial and Legal Issues |
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250 | (12) |
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Your Financial Assessment |
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250 | (6) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (4) |
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Where to Look for the Forgetful Person's Resources |
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256 | (3) |
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259 | (3) |
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16 Nursing Homes and Other Living Arrangements |
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262 | (31) |
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Types of Living Arrangements |
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263 | (5) |
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Moving with the Person Who Has Dementia |
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268 | (6) |
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Finding a Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Setting |
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274 | (9) |
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276 | (2) |
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Guidelines for Selecting a Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Facility |
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278 | (5) |
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Moving to a Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Facility |
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283 | (2) |
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285 | (4) |
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285 | (3) |
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288 | (1) |
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When Problems Occur in the Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Facility |
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289 | (2) |
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Sexual Issues in Nursing Homes or Other Care Facilities |
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291 | (2) |
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17 Preventing or Delaying Cognitive Decline |
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293 | (6) |
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293 | (1) |
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General Mental and Physical Health |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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Potential Treatments and Cures |
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295 | (2) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (1) |
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Limiting Exposure to Toxic Chemicals |
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297 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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18 Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia |
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299 | (13) |
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Mild Cognitive Impairment |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (9) |
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Alcohol Abuse Associated Dementia |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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Cortical Basal Ganglionic Degeneration |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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The Frontotemporal Dementias |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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Primary Progressive Aphasia |
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306 | (1) |
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy |
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307 | (1) |
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI or Head Trauma) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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Young or Early Onset Dementia |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (3) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Stroke and Other Localized Brain Injury |
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310 | (1) |
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Transient Ischemic Attack |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (19) |
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313 | (2) |
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313 | (2) |
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Research in Vascular Dementia and Stroke |
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315 | (1) |
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Research in Alzheimer Disease |
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316 | (6) |
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Structural Changes in the Brain |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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Protein Abnormalities within Brain Cells |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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Transplants of Brain Tissue |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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323 | (2) |
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325 | (1) |
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Neuropsychological Testing |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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The Effect of Acute Illness on Dementia |
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328 | (1) |
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Research into the Delivery of Services |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (2) |
Appendix 1 Using the Internet |
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331 | (2) |
Appendix 2 Organizations |
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333 | (4) |
Index |
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