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New Alzheimer's book hits the bookstands

Melabev and Eshel have jointly published the Hebrew book titled

"Alzheimer and other Dementias. Treating and Coping with Mentally Frail in the Community"

edited by Rakel Berenbaum.

Continue reading to see the table of contents and list of writers.

The book can be purchased by calling 02-583-3555.

Opening words- Prof. Yitchak Brick

Foward- Motti Zelikovitz

Introduction - Leah Abramowitz

List of writers

Part I

The various types of dementia and therapeutic interventions - Prof. Arnold Rosin

Cognitive Assessments - Dr. Tzvi Dwolatsky

Help for family members caring for someone with dementia in the community - Jackie Diamond

Therapeutic interventions for behaviour disturbances of people with dementia - Iska Cohen-Mansfield

Effective communication with demnetia patients - Dafna Golan-Shemesh

 

Part II

Activating dementia patients - How and why? - Rakel Berenbaum

Group art therapy - Aya Zlotogora

Dance therapy - Shoshana Hirsh

Excercise groups with dementia patients - Deena Brunner

Music therapy - Is it a contradiction? - marcia Kahana-Frankl

What is cooking in the day care center? Cooking activities with dementia patients -Rakel Berenbaum

Spiritual care for dementia patients - Yonathon Rudnick

Computer therapy with dementia pateints - is it possible? Yehudit Lange & Shoshana Baran (of blessed memory)

The special world of Snoezelen - Rina Yudkowsky

Garden therapy - Achinoam Ben-Akiva & Debbie Lahav

Pet therapy with the elderly - Dafna Golan-Shemesh

Intergenerational activities-young people and dementia patients - Rakel Berenbaum

Part III

Support groups for early stage Alzheimer's patients - Ofra Segev, Dafna Golan-Shemesh & malka Visblum

Working with end stage dementia patients - Leah Abramowitz

Palliative care with end-stage dementia patients - Dr. Shelly A. Sternberg

Communication and swallowing disorders in dementia - Miriam Mendel-Levi & Sharon Ron

"It won't happen to us" - Abuse of dementia patients - Adina Katzoff

Support for the staff working with dementia patients - Adina Katzoff

 

Apendices

More then 100 activities to do with someone with dementia or Alzheimer's disease

Community services for people with Alzheimer's and dementia

 

 

 

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    Malka 20/06/2010

    Where is the table of contents and list of writers? thank u.

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