Selected Books on Dementia in the Library of the Mental Health and Aging Project (mhap)
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Provides guidelines for bathing persons with dementia and procedures for dealing with specific bathing problems in long-term care settings. Addresses ways to maintain quality of bathing procedures, and includes case exercises to be used for training. Designed to help long-term care staff individualize the bathing approach, focus on the person, enlist cooperation, give the person choices, and use distractions.
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BOOKS ON MENTAL HEALTH IN THE LIBRARY OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AND AGING PROJECT (MHAP) Compiled by Julie Wheaton, MHAP Librarian ANXIETY Getting old without getting anxious: conquering late life anxiety, by Peter V. Rabins and Lynn
Designed to assist older people and their caregivers in overcoming anxiety. Explains how the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe and life-altering anxiety and how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people. Helps identify disorders and causes and explores options for treatment. Includes stories to encourage and motivate both those suffering from mental illn...
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