Before Dementia
20 Questions You Need to Ask About Preventing, Preparing, Coping
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Before Dementia
20 Questions You Need to Ask About Preventing, Preparing, Coping
About this book
Structured around 20 questions you need to ask to help prevent, prepare, and cope, this book is a friendly, authoritative guide for anyone facing dementia and those who care for them. Exploring why disease is a social construct just as much as a biological construct, it helps us understand what it means to live with or care for someone with dementia. How do I know if I have dementia, and how will I live with it if I do? Can people with dementia consent to sex? Can they choose euthanasia for their future selves? And can we prevent or push back its onset? Chances are you know someone with dementia, but how well do you really understand the condition? Dementia is a complex interplay of biological, social, and psychological factors, and understanding it means understanding more about society and ourselves. Approaching the topic through 20 insightful questions, geriatrician Dr. Kate Gregorevic explains the physical state of dementia, how to relate the diagnosis to real life, what questions to ask your doctor, strategies for preventing the condition, and how we can make our homes and society better for people with dementia. While this book tackles some uncomfortable questions, its purpose is to helpāto prevent, to prepare, to cope and to understandāand provide you with strategies for moving forward.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Question 1: What Is Dementia and Are You at Risk?
- Question 2: What Are the Symptoms of Dementia?
- Question 3: How Does a Doctor Diagnose Dementia?
- Question 4: What Are the Types of Dementia?
- Question 5: Do We Actually Know What Causes Alzheimerās?
- Question 6: What Is the Role of Aging in Dementia?
- Question 7: Does Inflammation Cause Dementia?
- Question 8: Does Dementia Begin in the Gut?
- Question 9: Does Stress Cause Dementia?
- Question 10: Is There Medication to Treat Dementia?
- Question 11: What Is Life Like for a Person Living with Dementia?
- Question 12: How Should I Care for Someone with Dementia?
- Question 13: Do People with Dementia Have the Capacity to Make Decisions?
- Question 14: Should People with Dementia Be Able to Choose End-of-Life Options for Their Future Selves?
- Question 15: Can Improving Diet Help to Avoid Dementia?
- Question 16: Can Exercise Help to Avoid Dementia?
- Question 17: Why Are Challenge and Rest So Good for Our Brains?
- Question 18: How Can Your Doctor Help You Prevent Dementia?
- Question 19: Are Poverty and Discrimination Risk Factors for Dementia?
- Question 20: How Do You Avoid the Stigma of Living with Dementia?
- Conclusion: How Do We Live Well with Dementia?
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Resources
- Copyright