Broken connections. Part 1, Origin and course, the world of the patient : Alzheimer's disease

A manual to providing nursing care during the functional decline of Alzheimer's patients, emphasizing how to evaluate the patients' competence at each stage and allow them to take as much care of themselves as possible. Part I describes the now predictable course of the decline. BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 DEDICATION......Page 6 FOREWORD......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 10 CONTENTS......Page 12 INTRODUCTION......Page 13 CHAPTER 1 DEMENTIA......Page 16 CHAPTER 2 ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE......Page 30 CHAPTER 3 CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR......Page 41 CHAPTER 4 ACTIVITIES AND THE SENSORI-MOTOR SYSTEM......Page 67 CHAPTER 5 PHASES IN CAREGIVING......Page 95 CHAPTER 6 PARTING......Page 109 INDEX......Page 118 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 124 pt. 1. Origin and course, the world of the patient pt. II. Practical guidelines for caring for the Alzheimer patient.