Alzheimer's Disease: Everything You Need to Know (Your Personal Health) [Paperback]

William Molloy MD (Author), Paul Caldwell MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2, 2003 | Series: Your Personal Health

"An essential read for clinicians and caregivers."
- Peter J. Whitehouse, Alzheimer Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Alzheimer's disease affects 4 million Americans. As the proportion of elderly in our population increases, the devastating illness will afflict as many as 14 million Americans by 2050.

Since this title was first published in 1998, research and treatment of Alzheimer's have progressed, offering a new understanding of the disease and hope for patients and their loved ones. This revised edition includes the latest developments in the care and treatment of Alzheimer's patients, and provides advice on how families can cope.

Alzheimer's Disease features: - How to distinguish Alzheimer's from normal aging - Common signs and symptoms - Diagnosing Alzheimer's - Caring for someone with Alzheimer's - Coping with anger, denial, and depression - What Alzheimer's does to the brain - Treatments for Alzheimer's - Related dementias, such as Pick's disease - Legal issues

Supplemented by diagrams, charts and case studies, Alzheimer's Disease is designed for quick reference and in-depth study. It is a thoughtful and compassionate guide to this complex condition and an important update of one of the most popular titles in the Your Personal Health series.

(200310)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A great deal of information is packed into this small book. (Lynn McMain American Reference Books Annual, Volume 35 2004)

A good book for anyone who is involved in the care an Alzheimer's disease patient... an easy book to read. (Patricia Stachiw E-Streams )

About the Author

William Molloy, MD, is a Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and director of the Memory Clinic at Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation. He is co-author of the first edition of Alzheimer's Disease: Everything You Need to Know (1998) as well as Common Sense Geriatrics, Let Me Decide, Vital Choices and Caring for Your Parents in Their Senior Years, and co-author of Set Me Free and The Ideal Detail.

Paul Caldwell, MD, is a general practitioner. He is co-author of the first edition of Alzheimers Disease, the author of Sleep: Everything You Need to Know and the co-author of Eating Disorders.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Firefly Books; Revised edition (August 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552977374
• ISBN-13: 978-1552977378
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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