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Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief


Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief

Paperback by Boss, Pauline

Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief

£16.00

ISBN:
9781118002292
Publication Date:
26 Aug 2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Pages:
256 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 14 May 2024
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief

Description

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. Dr. Boss helps caregivers find hope in "ambiguous loss"-having a loved one both here and not here, physically present but psychologically absent. Outlines seven guidelines to stay resilient while caring for someone who has dementia Discusses the meaning of relationships with individuals who are cognitively impaired and no longer as they used to be Offers approaches to understand and cope with the emotional strain of care-giving Boss's book builds on research and clinical experience, yet the material is presented as a conversation. She shows you a way to embrace rather than resist the ambiguity in your relationship with someone who has dementia.

Contents

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 Grief 21 3 Stress, Coping, and Resiliency 37 4 The Myth of Closure 55 5 The Psychological Family 71 6 Family Rituals, Celebrations, and Gatherings 91 7 Seven Guidelines for the Journey 109 8 Delicious Ambiguity 137 9 The Good-Enough Relationship 155 Conclusion 167 A Note to Caregivers About Working with Health Care Professionals 173 Resources 181 Notes 187 About the Author 215 Index 217

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