The Alzheimer's Health Care Handbook: How to get the Best Medical Care for Your Relative... by Ph.D. Mary Mittelman and Cynthia Epstein

MARY S. MITTELMAN, Dr.PH is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and Director of Psychosocial Research and Support at the NYU Silberstein Institute of Aging and Dementia Research. CYNTHIA EPSTEIN, ACSW, counsels caregivers, both privately and at the NYU Silberstein Aging and Dementia Center. They both lecture extensively to audiences of health care professionals, scientists, and family caregivers and have appeared on national TV.

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I first became aware of this book when it was published on a smale scale for people that the authors and their colleagues encountered in their clinical work at an Alzheimer's center in New York City. I urged the authors to share this important book with a wider audeince and I am most pleased that they have done so with the publication of this paperback. Health care for persons with Alzheimer's disease is a two-edged sword. If there is a coexisting medical condition, there is potential for great good or great harm at the hands of medical practitioners. The authors offer loads of advice about how to ensure that good is done and harm is avoided. This is a guide book that should be read once and then kept close at hand, in case of an acute illness or some other unforseen condition that requires medical attention. Mary Mitteman and Cynthia Epstein are to be commended for helping individuals and families navigate their way through the increasing complex health care maze.