How to help someone with dementia : a practical guide to caring for your loved one and yourself /
by Hamill, Michelle; McCarthy, Martina.
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BookSeries: How to help someone with: Publisher: London : Trigger Publishing, 2022Description: 192 pages ; 19 cm.ISBN: 9781837962600 (pbk.) :; 183796260X (pbk.) :.Classification number: 616.831 HAMSubject(s): Dementia -- Popular works | Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- Popular works | Dementia -- Patients -- Family relationships -- Popular works | Health and Fitness | Health and Wellbeing | Clinical & internal medicine | Coping with illness & specific conditionsSummary: There can be a lot of understandable fear and worry when a loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia. Whilst the stigma of dementia can be powerful it should not restrict a person from finding meaning and purpose in life. Psychologists Dr Michelle Hamill and Dr Martina McCarthy believe that a holistic and relationship-centred understanding of dementia can help to acknowledge the challenges of the condition, whilst enabling people to live with dignity. This book provides insights and ideas to improve quality of life for both you and your loved one, drawing on the experiences of people who are caring for a person with dementia from our services.
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library Reading Well | Adult Non-Fiction | 616.831 HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 26/10/2024 | 003121111X | ||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Southport Library Reading Well | Adult Non-Fiction | 616.831 HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003121112X |
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There can be a lot of understandable fear and worry when a loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia. Whilst the stigma of dementia can be powerful it should not restrict a person from finding meaning and purpose in life. Psychologists Dr Michelle Hamill and Dr Martina McCarthy believe that a holistic and relationship-centred understanding of dementia can help to acknowledge the challenges of the condition, whilst enabling people to live with dignity. This book provides insights and ideas to improve quality of life for both you and your loved one, drawing on the experiences of people who are caring for a person with dementia from our services.
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