Book Catalogue

Clinical research, diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s and dementia

• Alzheimer’s disease – report of the secretary’s task force on Alzheimer’s disease

            US Dept of Health and Human Services. 1984

• Alzheimer’s disease: the brain killer – when old age becomes a disease

            World Health Organisation. Dr C J Vas; Dr S Rajkumar; Dr Panas Tanyakitpisal; Dr Vijay Chandra. 2001

• Clinical diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease

            Edited by Serge Gauthier. 1996

• Clinical diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease – presentation pack

            Edited by Serge Gauthier. Martin Dunitz. 1996

• Clinical diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease, 2nd edition

            Edited by Serge Gauthier. Martin Dunitz. 1999

• Decoding darkness – the search for the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s disease

            Rudolph E Tanzi and Ann B Parson. 2000

• Dementia care in Victoria – building a pathway to excellence. Final report.

            Ministerial Task Force on Dementia Services in Victoria, Australia. 1997

• Handbook of dementia – psychological, neurological, and psychiatric perspectives

            Edited by Peter A Lichtenberg; Daniel L Murman; Alan M Mellow. 2003

• Mild cognitive impairment – aging to Alzheimer’s disease

            Edited by Ronald C Petersen. 2003

• The neuropsychiatry of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

            Edited by Jeffrey L Cummings, MD. Contributions by Harry Vinters, MD, and Jenaro Felix, BS. 2003

• The vanishing mind: a practical guide to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

            Leonard L Heston; June A White. 1991

• Weight loss and eating behaviour in Alzheimer’s patients

            Edited by B Vellas; S Riviere; J Fitten. 1998

 

Communication

• Alzheimer’s: finding the words – a communication guide for those who care

            Harriet Hodgson. 1995

• Creating moments of joy – for the person with Alzheimer’s or dementia – a journal for caregivers

            Jolene Brackey. 2000

• Talking to Alzheimer’s: simple ways to connect when you visit a family member or friend

            Claudia J Strauss. 2001

 

Understanding and management of Alzheimer’s and dementia

• Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

            Dr Gerry Bennett. 1996

• Alzheimer’s disease – a guide for families

            Lenore S Powell & Katie Courtice. 1983

• Alzheimer’s: finding the words – a communication guide for those who care

            Harriet Hodgson. 1995

• Another name for madness

            Marion Roach. 1985

• Caring – a family guide to managing the Alzheimer’s patient at home

            Edward I Koch & Janet S Sainer. 1985

• Caring for the person with dementia – a guide for families and other carers

            Chris Lay & Bob Woods. 1989

• Living with dementia

            John Riordan & Bob Whitmore. 1990

• Management of dementia

            Simon Lovestone & Serge Gauthier. Martin Dunitz. 2001

• Research advances in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders

            Edited by Khalid Iqbal et al. 1995

• The 36-hour day – caring at home for confused elderly people

            Nancy L Mace; Peter V Rabins, MD; Beverly A Castleton; Christopher Cloke; Evelyn McEwen. 1985

• The best friends approach to Alzheimer’s care

            Virginia Bell & David Troxel. 1997

• The forgetting: Alzheimer’s – portrait of an epidemic

            David Shenk. 2002

• The hidden victims of Alzheimer’s disease – families under stress

            Steven H Zarit; Nancy K Orr; Judy M Zarit. 1985

• The loss of self – a family resource for the care of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders

            Donna Cohen, PhD & Carl Eisdorfer, PhD MD. 1987

• The vanishing mind: a practical guide to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

            Leonard L Heston & June A White. 1991

• Understanding difficult behaviours – some practical suggestions for coping with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses

            Anne Robinson; Beth Spencer; Laurie White. 1989

 

Activities and daily care for caregivers

• Caring – a family guide to managing the Alzheimer’s patient at home

            Edward I Koch & Janet S Sainer. 1985

• Geria tricks – a handbook of ideas for frail care centre programme facilitators

            Sheila Douthwaite. 2004

• Geria tricks too – another handbook of ideas for frail care centre programme facilitators

            Sheila Douthwaite. 2008 (www.geriatricks.org )

• Talking to Alzheimer’s: simple ways to connect when you visit a family member or friend

            Claudia J Strauss. 2001

• The best friends approach to Alzheimer’s care

            Virginia Bell & David Troxel. 1997

• Understanding difficult behaviours – some practical suggestions for coping with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses

            Anne Robinson; Beth Spencer; Laurie White. 1989

Carer experiences (narratives)

• Alzheimer’s with love

            Beth Shirley Brough. 1998

• Below luck level

            Barbara Erasmus. 2012. Penguin South Africa.

• Another name for madness

            Marion Roach. 1985

• Decoding darkness – the search for the genetic causes of Alzheimer’s disease

            Rudolph E Tanzi and Ann B Parson. 2000

• Elder rage, or, Take my father … please! How to survive caring for aging parents

            Jacqueline Marcell. 2001

• Iris – a memoir of Iris Murdoch

            John Bayley. Abacus. 1999

• Such a long goodbye: a daughter’s outpouring of emotion as her father battles Alzheimer’s (20 poems)

            Sandy Offenheim. 2004

 

Understanding memory

• Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

            Dr Gerry Bennett. 1996

• Thanks for the memory – your guide to memory and how it works

            Edited by Steven Rose; written by Susan Aldridge. 1998

 

Nursing and dementia

• Better care for people with Alzheimer’s – a practice manual for day centres

            Compiled by Franceska Jordan. 1994

• Care of Alzheimer’s patients – a manual for nursing home staff

            Lisa P Gwynther, ACSW. 1985

• Dancing as a nursing intervention in the care of persons with dementia

            Liisa Palo-Bengtsson

• Inkontinenz in der häuslichen Versorgung Demenzkranker – Informationen und Tipps bei Blasen- und Darmschwäche

            Daniela Hayder, Erika Sirsch

• State of the art in dementia care

           Edited by Mary Marshall. 1997

• The 36-hour day – caring at home for confused elderly people

            Nancy L Mace; Peter V Rabins, MD; Beverly A Castleton; Christopher Cloke; Evelyn McEwen. 1985

• Weight loss and eating behaviour in Alzheimer’s patients

            Edited by B Vellas; S Riviere; J Fitten. 1998

• Early stages

            A view from within – living with early onset Alzheimer’s

            Thaddeus M Raushi, PhD. 2001

• Courage to care – a caregiver’s guide through each stage of Alzheimer’s

            Joanne Parrent. 2001

• Developing support groups for individuals with early stage Alzheimer’s disease – planning, implementation and evaluation

            Robyn Yale. 1995

Personal experiences (autobiographies/narratives)

• A view from within – living with early onset Alzheimer’s

            Thaddeus M Raushi, PhD. 2001

• Losing my mind – an intimate look at life with Alzheimer’s

            Thomas deBaggio. 2002