Supporting the Caregiver in Dementia : A Guide for Health Care Professionals

Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing seniors and their caregivers around the globe. Developed by experts in both research and practice, this guide for mental health clinicians explores the experience of caregiving in dementia, discussing the latest research developments and sharing clinical pearls of wisdom that can easily be translated to daily practice.The contributors explore the history of caregiving and then examine the current demographics of caregivers for persons with dementia. They discuss who provides care, the settings in which it is delivered, and the rewards and burdens of caregiving. They place special emphasis on understanding the psychological needs of both the person with dementia and the caregiver, as well as interpersonal bonds, spiritual dimensions, and reactions to grief and loss. Using a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for caregivers, this book addresses the role of pharmacotherapy, individual and family interventions, and social supports. Finally, the authors reflect on societal issues such as health care policies, ethnic elders, and ethics.This volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need. (September 2007) Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 List of Contributors......Page 14 PART I: INTRODUCTION......Page 18 1. The History of Caregiving in Dementia......Page 20 PART II: INDIVIDUAL ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING......Page 40 2. The Caregiver in Dementia......Page 42 3. From Home to Nursing Home: A Continuum of Care for Persons with Dementia......Page 63 4. Caregiver Burden......Page 80 PART III: INTERPERSONAL ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING......Page 100 5. The Affective Interpersonal Bond in Caregiving......Page 102 6. Religious Participation and Caregiving: A Psychodynamic Perspective......Page 121 7. Caregiving and the Sexual Relationship in Dementia......Page 134 8. Grief and Loss in Dementia......Page 149 PART IV: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH......Page 166 9. The Role of Pharmacotherapy for Dementia Patients with Behavioral Disturbances......Page 168 10. Care of the Caregiver: Individual and Family Interventions......Page 185 11. Social Supports for the Caregiver......Page 209 PART V: SOCIETAL ISSUES OF CAREGIVING......Page 238 12. Health Care Policies and Caregivers......Page 240 13. Ethnic Elders and Caregiving......Page 254 14. The Ethics of Dementia Caregiving......Page 278 A......Page 302 C......Page 303 D......Page 304 G......Page 305 I......Page 306 M......Page 307 O......Page 308 R......Page 309 S......Page 310 V......Page 311 Z......Page 312

Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing seniors and their caregivers around the globe. Developed by experts in both research and practice, this guide for mental health clinicians explores the experience of caregiving in dementia, discussing the latest research developments and sharing clinical pearls of wisdom that can easily be translated to daily practice.

The contributors explore the history of caregiving and then examine the current demographics of caregivers for persons with dementia. They discuss who provides care, the settings in which it is delivered, and the rewards and burdens of caregiving. They place special emphasis on understanding the psychological needs of both the person with dementia and the caregiver, as well as interpersonal bonds, spiritual dimensions, and reactions to grief and loss. Using a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for caregivers, this book addresses the role of pharmacotherapy, individual and family interventions, and social supports. Finally, the authors reflect on societal issues such as health care policies, ethnic elders, and ethics.

This volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need.

Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing seniors and their caregivers around the globe. Developed by experts in both research and practice, this guide for mental health clinicians explores the experience of caregiving in dementia, discussing the latest research developments and sharing clinical pearls of wisdom that can easily be translated to daily practice.

The contributors explore the history of caregiving and then examine the current demographics of caregivers for persons with dementia. They discuss who provides care, the settings in which it is delivered, and the rewards and burdens of caregiving. They place special emphasis on understanding the psychological needs of both the person with dementia and the caregiver, as well as interpersonal bonds, spiritual dimensions, and reactions to grief and loss. Using a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for caregivers, this book addresses the role of pharmacotherapy, individual and family interventions, and social supports. Finally, the authors reflect on societal issues such as health care policies, ethnic elders, and ethics.

This volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need.

Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing seniors and their caregivers around the globe. Developed by experts in both research and practice, this guide for mental health clinicians explores the experience of caregiving in dementia, discussing the latest research developments and sharing clinical pearls of wisdom that can easily be translated to daily practice. The contributors explore the history of caregiving and then examine the current demographics of caregivers for persons with dementia. They discuss who provides care, the settings in which it is delivered, and the rewards and burdens of caregiving. They place special emphasis on understanding the psychological needs of both the person with dementia and the caregiver, as well as interpersonal bonds, spiritual dimensions, and reactions to grief and loss. Using a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for caregivers, this book addresses the role of pharmacotherapy, individual and family interventions, and social supports. Finally, the authors reflect on societal issues such as health care policies, ethnic elders, and ethics. This volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need. (Publisher) Annotation Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing seniors and their caregivers around the globe. Developed by experts in both research and practice, this guide for mental health clinicians explores the experience of caregiving in dementia, discussing the latest research developments and sharing clinical pearls of wisdom that can easily be translated to daily practice. The contributors explore the history of caregiving and then examine the current demographics of caregivers for persons with dementia. They discuss who provides care, the settings in which it is delivered, and the rewards and burdens of caregiving. They place special emphasis on understanding the psychological needs of both the person with dementia and the caregiver, as well as interpersonal bonds, spiritual dimensions, and reactions to grief and loss. Using a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for caregivers, this book addresses the role of pharmacotherapy, individual and family interventions, and social supports. Finally, the authors reflect on societal issues such as health care policies, ethnic elders, and ethics. This volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need The history of caregiving in dementia / Stephen H. Zarit The caregiver in dementia / Sharon K. Ostwald From home to nursing home: a continuum of care for persons with dementia / Irving Hellman Caregiver burden / Victor A. Molinari The affective interpersonal bond in caregiving / Sheila M. LoboPrabhu Religious participation and caregiving: a psychodynamic perspective / James W. Lomax Caregiving and the sexual relationship in dementia / Naomi D. Nelson Grief and loss in dementia / Hana Osman Care of the caregiver: the role of pharmacotherapy for dementia patients with behavioral disturbances / Melissa Martinez and Mark E. Kunik Care of the caregiver: individual and family interventions / Silvia Sørensen, Deborah King, and Martin Pinquart Social supports for the caregiver / David A. Chiriboga Health care policies and caregivers / Margaret P. Norris Ethnic elders and caregiving / F.M. Baker The ethics of dementia caregiving / Michele J. Karel and Jennifer Moye. This section explores the background of caregiving research.