Книга "Как любить человека, страдающего деменцией. Как найти надежду, справляясь со стрессом и горем" содержит советы, основанные на исследованиях, для людей, которые ухаживают за больным деменцией. Почти половина американцев старше 85 лет страдают от какой-либо формы деменции и нуждаются в уходе. Эта книга - новый вид пособия для ухаживающих. В ней речь идет не о типичных методах, а о том, как справляться с постоянным стрессом и горем. Книга предназначена для ухаживающих, членов семьи, друзей, соседей, а также педагогов и специалистов - для всех, кого затронула эпидемия деменции. Доктор Босс помогает ухаживающим найти надежду в "неоднозначной потере" - когда любимый человек одновременно здесь и не здесь, физически присутствует, но психологически отсутствует. В книге изложены семь рекомендаций по сохранению стойкости при уходе за больным деменцией. Обсуждается значение отношений с людьми, у которых нарушены когнитивные способности и которые уже не те, что раньше. Предлагаются подходы к пониманию и преодолению эмоционального напряжения ухаживающих. Книга доктора Босс основана на исследованиях и клиническом опыте, хотя материал излагается в форме беседы. Она показывает способ принять, а не сопротивляться неоднозначности в отношениях с человеком, страдающим деменцией.
This new approach is research-based. It’s for anyone who takes care of someone with dementia, including caregivers, family, friends, even education colleagues and health professionals.
Every page is like a conversation, with no dry facts. Pauline Boss explains the importance of resilience through Chapter 1. She draws our attention to the paradoxical nature of "ambiguous losses"; how we love someone deeply, while this relationship changes due to dementia.
The next chapter sets out the 7 principles that can help us remain resilient. Realising that this disease affects every facet of life – from the job and finances, to socializing and family life - is crucial.
There are chapters about meaningful relationships, understanding regret and suffering, the need to learn from mistakes, managing the challenges, coping with financial issues, “greying” with a smile, and prayer. I learned so much about how caring - or - being cared for changes people and relationships. This book is about gratitude, too. It teaches us how to lift up the good attributes in our relatives without damning their diminishing mind.
This book includes many inspirational stories of caring across cultures, religions, and ages. One highlighted was a grandmother from Ethiopia, who is turning out to be her grandma for her granddaughter with dementia. Building on the conversations – the conflict and the triumphs - puts our personal relationships into the big picture.
Filled with warm compassion, this book shows us the beautiful nature of love, gratitude, and perseverance. The useful concepts and advice will minister a light in these difficult times.
Электронная Книга «Loving Someone Who Has Dementia. How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief» написана автором Pauline Boss в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781118077252
Описание книги от Pauline Boss
Research-based advice for people who care for someone with dementia Nearly half of U.S. citizens over the age of 85 are suffering from some kind of dementia and require care. Loving Someone Who Has Dementia is a new kind of caregiving book. It's not about the usual techniques, but about how to manage on-going stress and grief. The book is for caregivers, family members, friends, neighbors as well as educators and professionals—anyone touched by the epidemic of dementia. Dr. Boss helps caregivers find hope in «ambiguous loss»—having a loved one both here and not here, physically present but psychologically absent. Outlines seven guidelines to stay resilient while caring for someone who has dementia Discusses the meaning of relationships with individuals who are cognitively impaired and no longer as they used to be Offers approaches to understand and cope with the emotional strain of care-giving Boss's book builds on research and clinical experience, yet the material is presented as a conversation. She shows you a way to embrace rather than resist the ambiguity in your relationship with someone who has dementia.
