Supporting the Caregiver in Dementia

by Loboprabhu, Sheila M.

• ISBN13: 9780801883439
• ISBN10: 0801883431
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-01
• Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS

Summary

Dementia is one of the greatest challenges facing seniors and their caregivers around the globe. Developed by experts in both research and practice, this guide for mental health clinicians explores the experience of caregiving in dementia, discussing the latest research developments and sharing clinical pearls of wisdom that can easily be translated to daily practice. The contributors explore the history of caregiving and then examine the current demographics of caregivers for persons with dementia. They discuss who provides care, the settings in which it is delivered, and the rewards and burdens of caregiving. They place special emphasis on understanding the psychological needs of both the person with dementia and the caregiver, as well as interpersonal bonds, spiritual dimensions, and reactions to grief and loss. Using a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for caregivers, this book addresses the role of pharmacotherapy, individual and family interventions, and social supports. Finally, the authors reflect on societal issues such as health care policies, ethnic elders, and ethics. This volume offers health professionals insights into the daily lives of caregivers, along with tools to provide their patients with the support they need.

Author Biography

Sheila M. LoboPrabhu, M.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and a staff psychiatrist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Victor A. Molinari, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health at the University of South Florida. James W. Lomax II, M.D., is Professor and Karl Menninger Chair of Psychiatric Education in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
List of Contributors	xiii
PART I INTRODUCTION	1	(22)
The History of Caregiving in Dementia	3	(20)
Steven H. Zarit
PART II INDIVIDUAL ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING	23	(60)
The Caregiver in Dementia	25	(21)
Sharon K. Ostwald
From Home to Nursing Home: A Continuum of Care for Persons with Dementia	46	(17)
Irving Hellman
Caregiver Burden	63	(20)
Victor A. Molinari
PART III INTERPERSONAL ASPECTS OF CAREGIVING	83	(66)
The Affective Interpersonal Bond in Caregiving	85	(19)
Sheila M. Loboprabhu
Religious Participation and Caregiving: A Psychodynamic Perspective	104	(13)
James W. Lomax
Caregiving and the Sexual Relationship in Dementia	117	(15)
Naomi D. Nelson
Grief and Loss in Dementia	132	(17)
Hana Osman
PART IV IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH	149	(72)
The Role of Pharmacotherapy for Dementia Patients with Behavioral Disturbances	151	(17)
Melissa Martinez
Mark E. Kunik
Care of the Caregiver: Individual and Family Interventions	168	(24)
Silvia Sorensen
Deborah King
Martin Pinquart
Social Supports for the Caregiver	192	(29)
David A. Chiriboga
PART V SOCIETAL ISSUES OF CAREGIVING	221	(64)
Health Care Policies and Caregivers	223	(14)
Margaret P. Norris
Ethnic Elders and Caregiving	237	(24)
F. M. Baker
The Ethics of Dementia Caregiving	261	(24)
Michele J. Karel
Jennifer Moye
Index	285