From the Book - Third edition.
Part I: What Is Alzheimer's Disease?
The Need for an Accurate Diagnosis: What Is Normal and Abnormal in the Brain?
What About Genetic Testing?
How Alzheimer's Disease Changes the Brain
Getting an Accurate Diagnosis
Symptoms of the Early Stages of Alzheimer's Disease: What Is Recent Memory?
One or More Symptoms Sometimes Present
Noncognitive or Behavioral Changes
Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: Current Treatments
Participating in Clinical Drug Trials and Other Studies
A Good Quality Life: What is a Good Life?
What Is It Like to Have Alzheimer's Disease?: Some Common Experiences and Feelings
Varying Degrees of Awareness of Symptoms
The Importance of Social Environment
What Do People with AD Really Need?
What Some Family Members Have to Say
How Relationships, Roles, and Responsibilities Change: Accepting the Diagnosis
Stepping into the Leadership Role
Telling Others About the Diagnosis
Making Practical Decisions: Ensuring Safety on the Road
Other Safety Considerations
Ensuring Financial Well-Being
Alternative Living Situations for the Person with AD
Improving Communication: Communication Difficulties
Redefining Your Relationship
Ways of Listening to and Talking with a Person with AD
Helping a Person with Alzheimer's Disease Plan for the Future: Finding the Time
Financing the Cost of Care
Rethinking the Living Situation
Finding the Right Professionals
Keeping a Person with Alzheimer's Disease Active: Involving Others
Selecting Appropriate Activities
The Importance of Everyday Activities
Participating in Social Events
Spiritual and Religious Practices
Helping the Person with AD Maintain Physical Health
Part III: Caring for Yourself: Self-Renewal for Family and Friends
Listening to Your Body and Mind
Individual and Family Counseling
Exploring Spiritual Resources
Maintaining a Sense of Humor
Obtaining the Help You May Need: Enlisting Help
Participating in a Support Group
Choosing an Adult Day Center
The National Family Caregiver Support Program
Voices of Experience: Questions and Answers
Epilogue: Advocating for Change: The Politics of Health Care
The Role of the Private Sector
AD Research Centers in the United States Funded by the National Institute on Aging
Print and Video Resources