Working With Caregivers of Those With Dementia
2014
American Psychological Association (Hersteller)
978-1-4338-1769-4 (ISBN)
American Psychological Association (Hersteller)
978-1-4338-1769-4 (ISBN)
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Because dementia is a progressive deterioration in cognitive functions that leads to intellectual, emotional, and behavioural changes, it presents significant challenges to the patient and caregiver alike. In this video, Dr. Susan M. McCurry discusses and demonstrates her contextual approach to working specifically with caregivers of those who have been diagnosed with dementia.
With a continuously increasing aging population in the United States, there has been a commensurate rise in cases of dementia as well as incidences of adults assuming caregiving for family members and spouses.
Because dementia is a progressive deterioration in cognitive functions that leads to intellectual, emotional, and behavioural changes, it presents significant challenges to the patient and caregiver alike. Often, the caregivers of older adults with dementia experience feelings of depression and anxiety as they attempt to care for their loved ones.
In this video, Dr. Susan M. McCurry discusses and demonstrates her contextual approach to working specifically with caregivers of those who have been diagnosed with dementia. Dr. McCurry meets with a middle-aged husband and wife who equally share the responsibility of taking care of the husband's mother, who has been diagnosed with dementia. Dr. McCurry helps the clients discuss their personal choices and cope with their life-altering transitions.
With a continuously increasing aging population in the United States, there has been a commensurate rise in cases of dementia as well as incidences of adults assuming caregiving for family members and spouses.
Because dementia is a progressive deterioration in cognitive functions that leads to intellectual, emotional, and behavioural changes, it presents significant challenges to the patient and caregiver alike. Often, the caregivers of older adults with dementia experience feelings of depression and anxiety as they attempt to care for their loved ones.
In this video, Dr. Susan M. McCurry discusses and demonstrates her contextual approach to working specifically with caregivers of those who have been diagnosed with dementia. Dr. McCurry meets with a middle-aged husband and wife who equally share the responsibility of taking care of the husband's mother, who has been diagnosed with dementia. Dr. McCurry helps the clients discuss their personal choices and cope with their life-altering transitions.
Dr. Susan McCurry is research professor in the University of Washington, USA Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, and adjunct research professor in psychiatry and behavioural sciences. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology at University of Nevada, USA, Reno in 1991 and has been at University of Washington, USA, since then. She is a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America and has been co-investigator on 30 federal, state, and foundation grants related to aging and dementia. Dr. McCurry has authored more than 100 professional publications, including two books designed to help family caregivers and health care professionals provide more effective and compassionate care to cognitively impaired individuals.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Clinical Geropsychology Video Series |
| Co-Autor | Susan M. McCurry |
| Verlagsort | Washington DC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4338-1769-1 / 1433817691 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4338-1769-4 / 9781433817694 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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