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Introduction to the Third Edition | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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The Burden of Love | |
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Introduction | |
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Alzheimer's Disease: What It Is and What It Is Not | |
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Changes within the Brain | |
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Characteristics of the Disease | |
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Possible Causes of Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Other Possible Causes of Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Phases of Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Diseases with Similar Symptoms | |
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Theories of Aging in the Year 2000 | |
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Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Factors in the Disease | |
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Is Alzheimer's a Vitamin B[subscript 12] Deficiency? | |
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Diagnostic Tests | |
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Treating the "Silent Epidemic": Research Developments | |
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Alternative Views of Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Ongoing Research | |
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New Choices in Natural Healing | |
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Preventing Alzheimer's | |
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Muscle Relaxation Benefits in Alzheimer's Patients | |
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Participating in Research | |
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Conflicting Interests in Research | |
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How Can We Prevent Brain Deterioration? | |
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An Uncharted Treatment for Alzheimer's Patients | |
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Alzheimer's Disease Is a Family Affliction | |
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Denial: Say It Isn't So | |
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Unconscious Denial | |
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Acknowledging the Problem | |
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Mutual Support Groups | |
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Anger: The Perplexing Emotion | |
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Why Does She Do Those Embarrassing Things? | |
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The Patient Isn't the Only Problem | |
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Understanding and Managing Anger | |
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Dealing with Frustration | |
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Spiritual Exercise: Dealing with Anger | |
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Depression: Longing for What Is Lost | |
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What Is Depression? | |
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Why Older People Get Depressed | |
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Sex, Intimacy, and Depression | |
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Stress Reactions in Caregivers | |
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Lifting the Depression | |
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Spiritual Exercise: Dealing with Depression | |
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Guilt: A Nagging Pain | |
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Conscious or Unconscious Guilt | |
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The Relationship between Parent and Child | |
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"Conscience Doth Make Cowards of Us All" | |
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Guilt about Loss of Control | |
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Guilt Shapes Generosity and Serves Society | |
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Conscious Guilt about Practical Considerations | |
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Spiritual Exercise: Open the Day in Your Garden of Eden | |
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Guilt over Institutionalization | |
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Spiritual Exercise: The Waterfall | |
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Fears: Present and Future | |
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Fear of Letting a Patient Hurt Himself | |
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Fear of Hurting a Patient Emotionally | |
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Fear of Being Hurt | |
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Shame Is a Special Fear | |
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When the Patient Needs More Help | |
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The Silent Question | |
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Fear of "Living Death" | |
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Preparing a Living Will | |
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Spiritual Exercise: Dealing with Fears | |
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Spiritual Exercise: For Fears of Developing Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Brief Guidelines to Recognizing and Identifying Your Feelings | |
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Understanding and Dealing with the Patient's Problems | |
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The Physical Challenges of Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Dressing and Grooming | |
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Decreasing Physical Abilities Add to Mental Confusion | |
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Eating | |
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Forgetting Good Toilet Habits | |
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Exercise and Recreation for the Patient | |
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A Memory Garden: Stimulation for Alzheimer's Patients | |
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The Psychological Toll of Memory Loss | |
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Verbal Communication with Your Memory-Impaired Relative | |
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Sexual Communication | |
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Problems with Perception and Reality | |
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A Sense of Time Vanishes | |
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Clinging Behavior | |
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Quality, Not Quantity, Counts! | |
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Depression and Memory Impairment | |
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Therapy for the Alzheimer's Patient | |
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Support Groups and Help for Alzheimer's Patients | |
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Everyday Life with the Alzheimer's Patient | |
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Household Bywords: Safety and Structure | |
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The Consequences of Forgetfulness | |
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Sleeplessness and Night Wandering | |
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Caregivers' Strategies for Self-Defense | |
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The Nursing Home Dilemma | |
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Decision-Making | |
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Evaluating Patients for Nursing Home Care | |
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Shopping for a Good Nursing Home | |
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Nursing Home Care Costs | |
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Medicare and Medicaid Explained | |
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Family Financial Considerations | |
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Legal Matters | |
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Relocating the Impaired Person | |
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The Patient's Adjustment | |
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The Caregiver's Adjustment | |
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The Step-by-Step Approach to Appropriate Patient Care in Nursing Homes | |
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Other Alternatives to Your Home or a Nursing Home | |
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Visiting | |
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Death and Bereavement | |
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Putting a Patient's Affairs in Order | |
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Anticipatory Grief | |
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Grieving | |
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Survivor Guilt | |
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Spiritual Exercise: Change of Heart | |
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Autopsy | |
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Critical Issues for Professionals with Aging Patients | |
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Take Care of Yourself | |
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Safeguard Your Health | |
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A Nutritious Diet | |
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Regular Checkups | |
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Illness Emergency Plans | |
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Take Antioxidants | |
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Estrogen Enhances Memory | |
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Use Medication with Care and Respect | |
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Drug-Related Short-Term Memory "To Sleep--Perchance to Dream" | |
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Exercises for a Healthy Body | |
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The Benefits of Exercise | |
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Exercise Stimulates Blood Flow to the Brain | |
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Walking | |
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Strenuous Activity | |
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Tension-Relieving Exercises for Indoors | |
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Exercises for a Healthy Mind | |
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Remembering Is Not a Simple Process | |
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Keeping Memory "In Shape" | |
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Can Foods and Supplements Improve Memory? | |
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Overhauling the Aging Brain | |
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How Is Memory Stored? | |
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Become Your Own Nurturer | |
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Spiritual Exercise: Speak Your Mind | |
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Continue to Learn throughout Life | |
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Maintain Your Spiritual Beliefs | |
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Use the Power of Your Imagination | |
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Help for Troubled Caregivers | |
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Becoming a Parent to Your Parent | |
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How Families Can Resolve Issues | |
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Self-Help Support Groups | |
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Choosing Psychotherapy for the Caregiver | |
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Individual and Group Psychotherapy | |
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How Some Caregivers Reshape Their Lives | |
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Epilogue | |
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Resources | |
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Resident's Bill of Rights | |
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Living Wills | |
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Memory Tests | |
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Pilot Project for Research | |
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Notes | |
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Selected References | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |