Enhancing the Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780876309650
Subjects: Mental health services; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Specific disorders & therapies; rehabilitation; Mental Illness; Dementia; Neurologic Nursing; Medical / Nursing; Quality of life; Psychology; Caregiving; Diseases - Alzheimer's & Dementia; Psychology & Psychiatry / General; Aged; Care; Patients
First sentence: The evaluation of psychological well-being in individuals suffering from progressive dementia is important for measuring the quality of care in long-term care settings and for determining the effectiveness of therapeutic programs.
Description: "Quality of life issues, important for all, are particularly important for those who have the least control over their environment - individuals with advanced dementia. Often times, these individuals are unable to verbalize their frustrations and may exhibit agitation and other problem behaviors. Where traditional approaches may fail, this book provides new and proven techniques to enhance the lives of those individuals afflicted with advanced dementia.

Instead of focusing on decreasing the problem behaviors, Enhancing the Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia focuses on alternative methods of increasing the positive behaviors."--BOOK JACKET.