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$32.95
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(ISBN 978-1-932529-56-2)
288 pages
papercover
6" x 9"
© 2010
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Dementia
Beyond Drugs
Changing
the Culture of Care
By
G. Allen Power, M.D., F.A.C.P.
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2010 Book of the Year Award
American Journal of Nursing (in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing)
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Prologue-Simone's
Story
Introduction-What it isn't, what it is
PART 1: PARADIGMS AND PROBLEMS
- The Universe of Dementia: And what lies beyond
- The Pill Paradigm: A critical look at medication use
- "I've a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore":
Experiencing the institutional model
- "Abandon Hope": A deeper look at institutionalization
- Dementia in the Community: When the home becomes an institution
PART 2: SHIFTS
- "Other Eyes": Introducing the experiential model
- Putting the Dragon to Sleep: De-institutionalizing care
environments
- Bingo and Bird Funerals: Meaning and activity in daily life
- Death of the Nursing Home? Aging in community
PART 3: SOLUTIONS
- Face to Face: Basic interpersonal approaches
- Getting Past the Words: Language and communication
- "I Know You're My Friend": General advice for
anxiety and agitation
- "I want to go home": Approaches to specific
scenarios
- "They're Poisoning the Food: Non-drug approaches
to paranoia, hallucinations and delusions
- "How Low Can You Go? Can we achieve drug-free care?
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