Counseling the Alzheimer's Caregiver: A Resource for Health Care Professionals

by Mary S. Mittelman

This resource provides clinically proven strategies to help caregivers deal with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Drawing on lessons learned during 15 years of empirical clinical treatment intervention, this manual is an invaluable resource for physicians and collaborating health care providers who work with families caring for an AD patient. Counseling the Alzheimer's Caregiver -Proven clinically-researched strategies to help caregivers deal with the enormous physical and emotional stress of caring for a loved one with AD -Outlines, in detail, of the symptoms of AD at each stage -Descriptions of both caregiver's and counselor's roles from the initial diagnosis to after the patient's death -Ways to create individualized intervention plans for the caregiver to use in managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of AD and maintaining their own well-being -Information on formal support services for patients living at home -Guidance on making the decision to place the patient in a residential facility More than 80 percent of AD patients receive care from family or other non-formal help. With AD expected to affect an estimated 14 million people by the mid-21st century, this book is an increasingly important addition to your library.

346 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2002