Cognitive decline and the changing self in relationship

Darby Morhardt; Marcia Spira

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8478-2.ch003

Cognitive decline and the changing self in relationship

Darby Morhardt^*, Marcia Spira

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Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimers Disease

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Abstract

When a member of a family is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the impact of the disease reverberates throughout the relationships within the family. This paper explores the challenges and strengths within one family as members manage and cope with Alzheimer's disease. The person with dementia and his family members are individually interviewed and each person explores the consequences of the disease on personal well-being as well as the relationships within the family. The family demonstrates how dementia in one family member demands flexibility in family roles as they navigate life through the challenges of living with dementia.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Psychosocial Studies of the Individual's Changing Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	61-75
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781466684799
ISBN (Print)	146668478X, 9781466684782
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8478-2.ch003
State	Published - Aug 31 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Health Professions
General Medicine
General Psychology

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