Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Guide and Sourcebook, 3rd edition
The landmark bestselling guide—now updated with the latest essential information
The third edition of this critically acclaimed guide leads you through the realities of caring for a loved one struggling with Alzheimer’s. The author, a nationally recognized authority, details the latest developments in treatment and care options and offers helpful, hopeful advice for getting through difficult challenges.
Now fully revised and updated, this edition includes new chapters designed to help caregivers cope with stress and depression and offers information on the latest breakthrough research developments and treatments. Alzheimer’s speaks directly to your vital concerns, including: the symptoms and traits of Alzheimer’s, what to expect at each progressive stage, and how to respond to behavior problems the full range of treatments and support services available, including tips on how to locate and finance them ways to understand your feelings and the impact of grief new information on managing caregiver stress and chronic depression in sufferers the latest therapies and medical research.
With its sensitive and in-depth examination, Alzheimer’s shows how to make the care you give more rewarding and effective and how to make the life of anyone caught in the grip of Alzheimer’s more loving and comfortable.
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Book details
- Author
- Howard Gruetzner
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 352
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness › Diseases & Conditions › Nervous System ( incl. Brain )
Medical › Caregiving - Topics
- Alzheimer's disease · caregiving · memory loss · caregiver stress · dementia care · treatment options · caregiver depression · neurodegenerative disease
- ISBN-13
- 9780471379676 (Paperback)9781620457733 (Hardcover)
About the author
HOWARD GRUETZNER was a dementia care specialist and the author of Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Guide and Sourcebook, a bestselling guide that went through multiple editions.
Gruetzner held a master’s degree from Antioch College and served as Director of the Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center – Elder Services, as an Education and Family Care Specialist at the Alzheimer’s Association, and as adjunct professor in Gerontology at Baylor University.
When not writing, Gruetzner founded and supported the Alzheimer’s Family Support Group in the Heart of Texas region and conducted seminars on dementia and geriatric mental health problems. His work reflected his standing as a nationally recognized expert in Alzheimer’s care.
Howard Gruetzner was based in Waco, Texas, and lived from November 7, 1948, to August 24, 2019.