Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Dealing with Dementia and the progression of Alzheimer's disease through its three stages is often a daunting and distressing task. Most often relatives feel isolated and without help as if they were to be left alone, having no help to deal with the "unknown." They are also afraid of having to watch their loved ones become more and more distant, potentially losing a horrible battle with this disease. In order to help with this fear of the "unknown" you need to first understand Dementia, Alzheimer's disease and the three stages that accompany Alzheimer's.

The search for information on this issue used multiple sources available. Searches were conducted through the Cochrane Library, PubMed, the Cumulated Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Dynamed. Keywords for searches included: difficult patient, dementia and management. The broader search term "dealing with difficult patients"...
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