Alzheimer's Early Stages

(Hunter House) Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, IL. Text, for consumers, focuses on the medical aspects of the disease and includes a comparison of the normal aging pattern of the brain and the effect of the disease. Discusses long-term planning, relationships, communication, and how to stay healthy while caring for someone with Alzheimer's. Hardcover, softcover available.

Daniel Kuhn, MSW, has been a clinical social worker in the fields of aging and health care for more than 25 years. He is education director at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago, one of 27 federally funded Alzheimer's disease centers in the United States.

Foreword

vi

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Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(6)

PART 1: What is Alzheimer's Disease?

7

(72)

1 The Need for an Accurate Diagnosis

8

(15)

2 Symptoms of the Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

23

(19)

3 Risk Factors for Developing Alzheimer's Disease

42

(17)

4 Progress in Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

59

(20)

PART 2: Giving Care

79

(116)

5 What Is It Like to Have Alzheimer's Disease?

80

(18)

6 How Relationships, Roles, and Responsibilities Change

98

(19)

7 Making Practical Decisions

117

(16)

8 Improving Communication

133

(19)

9 Helping a Person with AD Plan for the Future

152

(22)

10 Keeping a Person with AD Active and Healthy

174

(21)

PART 3: Caring for Yourself

195

(30)

11 Self-Renewal for Family and Friends

196

(14)

12 Obtaining the Help You May Need

210

(15)

Epilogue: Advocating for Change

225

(6)

Resources

231

(20)

Alzheimer's Disease Centers in the United States Funded through the National Institute on Aging

231

(5)

Print and Video Resources

236

(6)

Internet Resources

242

(9)

References

251

(16)

Index

267

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Alzheimer's Early Stages

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