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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826893703321

Autore

Parsons Ronda

Titolo

Creating joy and meaning for the dementia patient : a caregiver's guide to connection and hope / / Ronda Parsons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-2755-9

1-4422-2756-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

616.8/3

Soggetti

Dementia - Patients - Care - Psychological aspects

Dementia - Nursing

Caregivers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 Grabbing at Shadows; 2 Acceptance; 3 The Moment by Moment Technique; 4 The Joy Continuum; 5 A Positive Approach; 6 Memories; 7 Beauty; 8 Creating Emotional Memories; 9 Nature; 10 The Five Senses; 11 Mind Games; 12 Communication; 13 Dignity; 14 Spirit; 15 Emotional Security; 16 Humor Is the Best Medicine; 17 The Caregiver; 18 The Business of Dementia; 19 Going Home; Epilogue; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Creating Joy and Meaning for the Dementia Patient</span><span> offers a positive approach to dementia care, one that will help caregivers connect the patient's understanding to the world around him/her, so that even small triumphs can help to bridge the gap from the darkness of dementia to the integrity of the life of the patient. </span></span>