Is It Alzheimer's 2nd Edition: 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions About Memory Loss and Dementia

Summary

Has someone you love been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease—or are you worried about developing dementia yourself? In this revised second edition of Is It Alzheimer’s?, medical expert Dr. Peter V. Rabins educates both new and current readers with updated answers to often-asked questions about memory loss and dementia.

Written in a conversational, accessible Q&A style, the book is organized into seven unique sections. This new edition includes information about improved methods of diagnosis, new therapies, and pharmaceutical options. A companion to the best-selling The 36-Hour Day, which Dr. Rabins coauthored, this book discusses:

• how to distinguish aging-associated memory difficulties from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia

• how mild cognitive impairment and dementia are diagnosed

• what tests are needed to be eligible for recently approved anti-Alzheimer’s drugs

• what factors influence the progression of dementia

• whether it’s possible to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or dementia

• how to improve the quality of life of people with dementia

• how to assess long-term care facilities and nursing homes

• available treatments and interventions, including medication

• how to explain the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia to others

• how to provide caregivers with psychological and emotional support

• and much more

“I can think of no one more qualified than Peter V. Rabins to educate readers about dementia by answering often-asked questions. A valuable book.”—Rachael Wonderlin, Dementia By Day, LLC, author of When Someone You Know Is Living in a Dementia Care Community: Words to Say and Things to Do