Living with Alzheimer's : managing memory loss, identity, and illness
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East Flagstaff Public Library - Non-Fiction
616.831 B368L
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616.831 B368L
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Book
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xi, 324 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-317) and index.
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In Living with Alzheimer's, Renée L. Beard argues that the exclusively negative portrayals of Alzheimer's are grossly inaccurate. To understand what life with memory loss is really like, Beard draws on intensive observations of nearly 100 seniors undergoing cognitive evaluation, as well as post-diagnosis interviews with individuals experiencing late-in-life forgetfulness. Since we all forget sometimes, seniors with an Alzheimer's diagnosis ultimately need to be socialized into medicalized interpretations of their forgetfulness. In daily life, people with the disease are forced to manage stigma and the presumption of incompetence on top of the actual symptoms of their ailment. The well-meaning public, and not their dementia, becomes the major barrier to a happy life for those affected.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Beard, R. L. (2016). Living with Alzheimer's: managing memory loss, identity, and illness . New York University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beard, Renée L.. 2016. Living With Alzheimer's: Managing Memory Loss, Identity, and Illness. New York University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Beard, Renée L.. Living With Alzheimer's: Managing Memory Loss, Identity, and Illness New York University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Beard, Renée L.. Living With Alzheimer's: Managing Memory Loss, Identity, and Illness New York University Press, 2016.
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