Navigating Life with Dementia (Brain and Life Books) - Softcover

Noble, James M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190495685 ISBN 13: 9780190495688

Publisher: OUP USA, 2022

Synopsis

Caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or dementia is hard but with this book, you and your family will successfully face the challenges that these diseases present.

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About the Author

James M. Noble, MD, MS, CPH, FAAN is Associate Professor of Neurology, in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, and the G.H. Sergievsky Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is a neurologist and epidemiologist specializing in dementia and related cognitive disorders, with a longstanding dedication to sensitively helping patients and caregivers face the challenges brought about by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Through listening to and working with patients and their families, he brings a decidedly humanistic approach to his clinical work and has been particularly interested in improving the health of potentially under-resourced communities. He is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Arts & Minds, which provides weekly art-centered for experiences dementia patients and their caregivers based in multiple New York City museums, aiming to reduce dementia caregiver stress and burden. He has directed neurological education

programs at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he leads NIH-supported research to directly improve the neurological health literacy of communities in New York City and beyond.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190495685
• ISBN 13: 9780190495688
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304