If you are facing the unique challenges of caring for a parent with dementia, you are not alone. What do you do when your loved one so plainly needs assistance, but is confused, angry, or resistant to your help? Where can you find the vital information you need, when you need it? Journalist Thomas Harrison and leading geriatric psychiatrist Brent Forester show that you don’t have to be a medical expert to be a good care provider in this authoritative guide. They explain the basics of dementia and offer effective strategies for coping with the medical, emotional, and financial toll. With the right skills, you can navigate changing family roles, communicate better with your parent, keep him or her safe, and manage difficult behaviors. Learn how to "care smarter, not harder"--and help your loved one maintain the best possible quality of life. Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category Winner (Third Place)--Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award, Family & Relationships Category

If you are facing the unique challenges of caring for a parent with dementia, you are not alone. What do you do when your loved one so plainly needs assistance, but is confused, angry, or resistant to your help? Where can you find the vital information you need, when you need it? Journalist Thomas Harrison and leading geriatric psychiatrist Brent Forester show that you don’t have to be a medical expert to be a good care provider in this authoritative guide. They explain the basics of dementia and offer effective strategies for coping with the medical, emotional, and financial toll. With the right skills, you can navigate changing family roles, communicate better with your parent, keep him or her safe, and manage difficult behaviors. Learn how to "care smarter, not harder"--and help your loved one maintain the best possible quality of life.

This extensive volume covers everything about alternative therapies and what they can treat. Its unique color-coded layout makes this book an essential reference tool.

Offers you a program for making the best choices for a healthy lifestyle, with information on diet, fitness, stress, and maintaining a healthy body.

The conditions for mental well-being and the deviations from normal mental health are explored in jargon-free language in The Family Guide to Mental Health. An A-Z examination of mental conditions including eating and sleeping disorders, mental retardation, phobias, Alzheimer's disease, substance abuse, and sexual dysfunction is featured, with descriptions of each disorder and recommended care. Indexed.

This reference book is an easy-to-use A-to-Z guide filled with information you need on ne hundred common ailments. Alo, descriptive prescriptions drug, by brand and generic name.

The Plain Facts About Your Prescriptions From the Same Source That Doctors Depend On Is this drug safe for someone like me? What are the signs of an overdose? How should I make up a forgotten dose? Is this drug safe to use during pregnancy? What are the side effects and drug interactions? The answers to these questions and more are here at your fingertips. Drawn from FDA-approved information, this unique consumer handbook comes from the Physicians' Desk Reference(R), the nation's most trusted name in prescription drugs for more than half a century. You won't find a better prescription drug guide. Here's why: Efficient and Easy-to-Use Drugs listed by generic and brand names and by disease or illness Written in clear, concise, everyday English Full-color drug photographs guard against mixing up medications Comprehensive and Up-to-Date Complete information on the latest drugs--Viagra, Evista, Zyban, new drugs for migraine, asthma, prostate trouble, heart-attack prevention, and more Features Found in No Other Consumer Drug Guide 100 pages devoted exclusively to the latest medical breakthroughs for treating major health problems--from heart disease to allergies and chronic pain Updates on important new treatments for such common problems as high blood pressure and osteoporosis With this sourcebook you can have a more informed voice in the decisions made about your medical care. Make certain you have all the facts about your potent prescription drugs. This book should be the foundation of your personal health-care library.

... the nation's most trusted name in prescription drugs for more than a half a century ... Drugs listed by generic and brand names and by disease or illness; written in clear, concise everyday English; Full-color drug photographs guard against mixing up medications. Complete information on the latest drugs ... 100 pages devoted to recent medical breakthroughs for treating major health problems ... updates on important new treatments ...

Today's Family guide includes: licensed child care facilities (geographical), public and private schools, summer programs, clubs and organizations, sports programs/recreation, support groups, parks, museums, libraries, retirement communities, licensed adult day care, custodialk care, personal care and nursing facilities, services to aid the caregiver or homebound.

Based on "Physicians' Desk Reference, " the nation's leading professional drug handbook, this family version features 1,000 drug profiles, plus 100 pages devoted exclusively to the latest medical breakthroughs. 16-page color insert.