A personal guide to living with progressive memory loss
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Sandy Burgener and Prudence Twigg.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
158 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
REPRODUCTION NOTE
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Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
CONTENTS NOTE
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What progressive memory loss means to you: claiming the diagnosis -- Maintaining personhood -- Maintaining important roles in your life -- Understanding the stigma of progressive memory loss: managing your responses to the behaviors of others -- Communicating with others -- Staying active and functional -- Staying physically healthy: managing physical illnesses -- Medications, and self-care needs -- Staying mentally healthy: managing memory loss and impaired thinking -- Finding hope.