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UNINA9910450360803321 |
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Autore |
Caracciolo Federica |
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Titolo |
Alzheimer [[electronic resource] ] : a journey together / / Federica Caracciolo ; foreword by Luisa Bartorelli |
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Philadelphia, PA, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006 |
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1-280-53819-8 |
9786610538195 |
1-84642-234-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st pbk. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (110 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Caregivers - Italy |
Alzheimer's disease - Patients - Family relationships - Italy |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously published in Italian. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""COVER ""; ""Alzheimer: A Journey Together""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Chapter One""; ""Chapter Two""; ""Chapter Three""; ""Chapter Four""; ""Chapter Five""; ""Chapter Six""; ""Chapter Seven""; ""Chapter Eight""; ""Chapter Nine""; ""Chapter Ten""; ""Chapter Eleven""; ""Chapter Twelve""; ""Chapter Thirteen""; ""Chapter Fourteen""; ""Chapter Fifteen""; ""Chapter Sixteen""; ""Chapter Seventeen"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Francesco Caracciolo was a successful architect and, with his wife Federica, also worked as photo reporter for the United Nations, travelling extensively throughout Africa and Asia. A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and Francesco's rapidly vanishing independence put an end to their travels.With thoughtfulness and honesty, Federica tells of her experience of caring for her husband during his seven-year battle with Alzheimer's. She recounts the progression of the disease in all its distressing phases, revealing the very special relationship that developed between the carer and the patient and t |
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