Almost a quarter of all people who live past eighty may develop Alzheimer's disease. As they round the corner on middle age, many people worry about their own mental state. After all, the causes of Alzheimer's remain unknown-and incurable.
But this doesn't mean that one has no choice but to give up after the onset of Alzheimer's or dementia.
In this informative and helpful resource, award-winning professor and researcher Dr. A-M. Ghadirian takes time and care to help both patient and caregiver understand the disease as much as possible in order to achieve the highest quality of life. Dr. Ghadirian discusses the aging brain, Alzheimer's development, the risk factors involved, and how nutrition, exercise, and mental stimulation may or may not play a preventative role.
Dr. Ghadirian also discusses the social repercussions of a dramatically increasing elderly population, the popular attitudes across cultures toward aging, and how it affects caregiving.
This thoughtful and easily understood text provides hope through fulfilling the psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs of everyone touched by this devastating and overwhelming disease. If you or a loved one is currently suffering dementia, let this resource be your guide.
About the Author: Dr. A-M. Ghadirian is a physician and professor emeritus on the faculty of medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. For twenty-four years, he served as director of the Royal Victoria Hospital's mood disorders clinic, where he researched the psychological and biological aspects of psychiatric disorders.
Dr. Ghadirian has over 140 publications, including scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in books, and research works on aging, memory dysfunction, and Alzheimer's disease. A few of his most recent works include Creative Dimensions of Suffering, Materialism: Moral and Social Consequences, and Steadfastness in the Covenant.
Dr. Ghadirian is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and recipient of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada's Senior Scholar Award and the Association of Baha'i Studies's Distinguished Scholarship Award, among others.
He earned his MSc degree in psychiatry in the United States and received advanced training at McGill University.
