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“The nights are the hardest.” I’ve heard this phrase from many people I’ve known—family members who’ve lost loved ones, friends recovering from addictions. Somehow in nighttime, with its relative quiet...Read entire article »
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As Alzheimer's disease progresses to middle or later stages, it is often necessary to place the patient in an assisted living or skilled nursing facility, preferably one that specializes in...Read entire article »
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Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is a progressive, degenerative brain disorder. Brain cells shrink or disappear, gradually destroying a person's memory, ability to learn and make judgments....Read entire article »
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If you have a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia, then you know how difficult it can be to communicate with him or her. Maybe there are good or...Read entire article »
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The physicians who diagnose Alzheimer’s disease discuss the cognitive and behavioral changes a patient will experience during the course of the disease, and how these changes will affect their partner....Read entire article »
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Alzheimer's disease will have significant and life-changing effects on both the patient and the caregiver involved. Caring for an individual afflicted with Alzheimer's at home presents difficult challenges. The most...Read entire article »
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Alzheimer’s disease is commonly diagnosed by two sets of criteria: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV-TR), also known as DSM, and The National Institute of Neurological...Read entire article »
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Two weekends ago I attended an annual educational conference sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. A few days before my boss passed by my desk with a program sheet and leaned...Read entire article »
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In the most recent posting in this series, I examined how intimacy is deconstructed and reshaped within a couple where one spouse has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Sex and intimacy...Read entire article »
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During a recent Alzheimer’s convention I attended a seminar in which all panel members were part of a couple; one spouse in each pair had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s....Read entire article »
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