Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: Books and eBooks

Addresses the challenges teenagers may face when a family member has dementia, offering valuable information and support. Features stories from young adults themselves and interviews with adults who know and care for people with dementia.

A deeply affecting memoir of a father's descent into dementia, and a revelatory inquiry into why the human brain degenerates with age and what we can do about it.

Compassionate, nonjudgmental stories of parents and children, husbands and wives, contending with dementia disorders. Illuminates the terrible pressure dementia disorders exert on our closest relationships, offering caregivers the perspective they need to be gentler with themselves.

Provides a comprehensive overview of Alzheimer's disease from etiology and neurochemistry to diagnosis, evaluation, management, and the latest therapeutic approaches.

Arguing that the exclusively negative portrayals of Alzheimer's are grossly inaccurate, the author draws on intensive observations of nearly 100 seniors undergoing cognitive evaluation, as well as post-diagnosis interviews with individuals experiencing late-in-life forgetfulness.