Six Steps to Managing Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Step 1 Understand dementia
1 What is dementia?
2 What is Alzheimer's disease?
3 Which other disorders cause dementia?

Step 2 Manage problems
4 How to approach problems in dementia
5 How to manage memory problems
6 How to manage language problems
7 How to manage vision problems
8 How to manage emotional problems
9 How to manage behavioral problems
10 How to manage sleep problems
11 How to manage problems with bodily functions

Step 3 Ask about medications
12 Which medications can worsen thinking, memory, behavior, or function?
13 Which medications can improve thinking, memory, behavior, or function?

Step 4 Build your care team
14 Why and how should you care for yourself?
15 How do you build your care team?

Step 5 Sustain your relationship
16 Why is it important to sustain your relationship?
17 What are some ways to sustain your relationship?

Step 6 Plan for the future
18 How to plan for the progression of dementia
19 How to plan for the end and beyond

Glossary (with additional disorders and neuroanatomy)
Further resources
About the authors
Index

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