Travelers to unimaginable lands: stories of dementia, the caregiver, and the human brain / Dasha Kiper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiper, Dasha, author.

Contributor:

Doidge, Norman, writer of foreword.

EBSCOhost

Herbert Grossinger and Maury Betchen Memorial Fund for Neurodegenerative Disease Research.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia.

Alzheimer's disease.

Memory disorders.

Brain--Diseases.

Brain.

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 233 pages.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Stories of dementia, the caregiver, and the human brain

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2023]

Contents:

Foreword / by Norman Doidge

Preface

Borges in the Bronx : why we can't remember that Alzheimer's patients forget

"The weak child" : why it's so hard to change our responses

Dementia blindness : why it takes so long to see the disease

Chekhov and the left-brain interpreter : why we believe that the person we used to know is still there

The insistent, persistent CEO : why we feel patients are still capable of self-awareness

When every day is Sunday : why we dispute a patient's reality

My dinner with Stefan Zweig : why we take patients' words and actions personally

The mastermind : why we continue to rely on reason

Ah humanity : why we attribute intention of patients' behaviors

When the right thing is the wrong thing : why it's so hard to let go of blame

Word girl : why we persist

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-222) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herbert Grossinger and Maury Betchen Memorial Fund for Neurodegenerative Disease Research.

ISBN:

9780399590542 (electronic bk.)

0399590544 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99993276869

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.