CONTENTED DEMENTIA: A REVOLUTIONARY NEW WAY OF TREATING DEMENTIA : 24-HOUR WRAPAROUND CARE FOR LIFELONG WELL-BEING

Book ID/图书代码： 11340025C00156

English Summary/英文概要： Dementia is a little understood and currently incurable illness, but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition. Contented Dementia - by clinical psychologist and bestselling author Oliver James - outlines a groundbreaking and practical method for managing dementia that will allow both sufferer and carer to maintain the highest possible quality of life, throughout every stage of the illness.

A person with dementia will experience random and increasingly frequent memory blanks relating to recent events. Feelings, however, remain intact, as do memories of past events and both can be used in a special way to substitute for more recent information that has been lost. The SPECAL method (Specialized Early Care for Alzheimer’s) outlined in this book works by creating links between past memories and the routine activities of daily life in the present.

Drawing on real-life examples and user-friendly tried-and-tested methods, Contented Dementia provides essential information and guidance for carers, relatives and professionals.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Dementia/失智症。又稱「老人癡呆症」或「腦退化症」
這不是單一的一種疾病，而是一連串症狀的總稱。因腦部功能持續下降，進而影響記憶、語言、判斷、空間、思考等認知功能。目前無藥可治，長期照護是重要課題

失智症雖然目前無法治癒，但我們仍可採取許多措施來最大限度提高患者的生活品質
這一本經典書由臨床心理學者、暢銷書作家Oliver James撰寫。書中概述了突破性的實用方法，幫助患者及其照顧者在各個階段盡可能保持最高的生活品質

失智症患者會經歷與近期事件相關隨機且日益頻繁的記憶空白
然而，他們的情感和對過往事件的記憶仍然完好無損，並且可以透過特殊方式利用這些記憶來彌補近期遺失的資訊

本書介紹阿茲海默症早期專業照護，透過建立過去記憶與當下生活之間的關聯來幫助患者
運用真實案例和簡單的操作方法，為照顧者、親屬和專業人士提供重要的資訊和指導方式

Oliver James曾接受兒童臨床心理學的訓練並從事相關工作，自1988年以來一直從事寫作、新聞報導、電視紀錄片製作和主持工作
他也是兩個兒童慈善機構，全國家庭與育兒研究所和家庭起步計劃的執行董事
(Chris)

Awards/获奖情况：an indispensable handbook for anyone coping with the effects of dementia and who wants to keep a sufferer as happy as is humanly possible ― Daily Express

a revolutionary new way of treating dementia brings amazing benefits for patients and carers alike ― Guardian

Explains a revolutionary way to care for dementia patients ... tender techniques that can ease absent minds ― Telegraph

I bought it and can confirm that anyone who wants help in caring for the condition will find this excellent work a revelation -- Bel Mooney ― Mail on Sunday

Shows how to minimize that distress and manage the dementia in ways that recall early pioneering work on dealing with madness . . . He writes clearly and plainly, gives good examples of the techniques he suggests, and stays always on the practical side. I expected this book to be depressing; it is exactly the opposite. ― The Independent

About the Author/作者介绍： Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1988, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up, Affluenza and Contented Dementia. He is a trustee of two children’s charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.

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