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

Counseling the Alzheimer's Caregiver: A Resource for Health Care Professionals by Mittelman, Mary S.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781579472627.

Specific strategies are presented here for health care professionals helping caregivers meet the daily and long-term challenges of caring for someone with Alzheimers disease (AD). The manual covers the spectrum of AD issues from diagnosis to the end of life and tells how health care professionals can coach caregivers, with techniques illustrated with vignettes and an ongoing case study. Material is based on a major study of a psychosocial intervention for family caregivers at the New York University School of Medicines Alzheimers Disease Center. The book can be used in physicians offices, social service agencies, hospitals, and other health care settings to create a counseling program to support caregivers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)