Research-based advice for people who care for someone with
dementia
Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering
from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone
Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book. It’s
not about the usual techniques, but about how to manage on-going
stress and grief. The book is for caregivers, family members,
friends, neighbors as well as educators and
professionals–anyone touched by the epidemic of dementia. D...
Tabela de Conteúdo
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
1 The Ambiguous Loss of Dementia: How
Absence and Presence Coexist 1
2 The Complications of Both Loss
and Gr...
Sobre o autor
Pauline Boss, Ph D, is emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota and was visiting professor at Harvard Medical School, 1995-1996, and Hunter School of Social W...