The Experience of Alzheimer's Disease

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Life Through a Tangled Veil

By Steven R. Sabat

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The Experience of Alzheimer's Disease by Steven R. Sabat challenges conventional perceptions by focusing on the lived experience of those with Alzheimer's. Rather than dwelling on medical symptoms or treatment, it illuminates the psychology behind the disease and highlights the capabilities that remain in sufferers. The book offers insightful guidance for improving relationships between those affected and their caregivers, emphasising respect for individual strength and meaning despite cognitive decline.
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Ideal for general readers, students, healthcare professionals, and caregivers seeking a deeper psychological understanding of Alzheimer's Disease and practical strategies to support those affected.

Helps readers to understand the experience of suffering Alzheimer's Disease. Incorporates the actual words of afflicted persons. Focuses on constructive ways of improving the lives of sufferers and their carers.

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At a time when the incidence of Alzheimer's Disease is increasing dramatically, this accessible account revolutionises our stereotypes of people with Alzheimer's Disease and their care. Written to appeal to general readers as well as professionals and students, it shows what sufferers can still do despite the loss of certain cognitive abilities, and offers constructive ways to improve the relationship between sufferers and healthy others.

Rather than focusing on the aetiology or treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, the author helps the reader to understand the psychology behind it. Getting away from a traditional scientific-medical focus on symptoms, the book brings to life the experience of suffering the disease, and the ways in which caregivers can identify and support the intact abilities of those afflicted.

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Endorsed by Oliver Sacks, M.D., this book is praised for its unique, existential perspective on Alzheimer's. It is regarded as a landmark work that respectfully portrays patients as unique individuals, focussing on what is preserved rather than lost. The detailed observations and interpretations shed light on psychological needs and offer compassionate approaches beneficial for carers and sufferers alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780631216667

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 May 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 553g

Pages: 384

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Steven R. Sabat

About the Author

Steven Sabat is Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Washington area chapter of the Alzheimer's Disease Association, and has co-led support groups for Alzheimer's sufferers.