This collection of scholarly research discusses the changing cognitive impairment of individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia and may offer strategies family
and caregivers may use in order to improve understanding and quality of care. There is also discussion concerning the social stigma of cognitive impairment, and individual case studies. Chapter
titles include, Listening to Alzheimer’s: The Role of Social Location in Illness Narratives, Cognitive Decline and the Changing Self in Relationship, Fragmented Existence: Living Alone with
Dementia and a Manifest Care Need, and The Sleep-Wake System and Alzheimer’s Disease. Several chapters discuss care in countries other than the U.S. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland,
OR (protoview.com)
