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Caregiving
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- Coping with Memory Loss
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- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
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Dementia And Depression
Dementia is a brain disorder with permanent loss of memory or other higher cognitive function.. Dementia can either be progressive, such as in
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Is It Dementia or Depression?
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Illuminating Thoughts!
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“Could It Be Dementia?” A Caregiving Book Packed With Compassion...
I'm still frequently amazed at how much the Internet shrinks the world. An author in the United Kingdom was researching her book on... Read more »
Depression Prevalent in Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia
When I began caring for my elderly parents (both with early Alzheimer’s not properly diagnosed), I was shocked to read that family... Read more »
Social Stigma Still Evident for Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Mental...
Why is it that, in this supposedly enlightened age, mental illness still carries a stigma? Why is it that when people talking about someone... Read more »
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Dementia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI SymptomsDementia symptoms include difficulty with... Read more »
Dementia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI TreatmentFor information on how to take care of a... Read more »
Dementia
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
What Is It? Dementia is a pattern of mental decline caused by different diseases or conditions. A person with dementia loses mental abilities. Memory... Read more »
Multi-infarct Dementia Information
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
MID; Dementia - vascular; Dementia - poststrokeSymptomsSymptoms may develop gradually or may progress after each small stroke.The symptoms of the... Read more »
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