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    Elder rage : or, take my father ... please! ; how to survive caring for aging parents / Jacqueline Marcell.

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    • Title:Elder rage : or, take my father ... please! ; how to survive caring for aging parents / Jacqueline Marcell.
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    • Variant Title:Take my father ... please!
      How to survive caring for aging parents
    • Author/Creator:Marcell, Jacqueline.
    • Published/Created:Irvine, CA : Impressive Press, 2001.

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Marcell, Jacqueline.
      Aging parents--Care.
      Adult children of aging parents--Psychology.
      Adult children--Family relationships.
      Adjustment (Psychology) in old age.
    • Medical Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological.
      Caregivers--psychology.
      Parent-Child Relations.
      Parents.
      Aged.
    • Edition:[2nd ed.]
    • Description:xvii, 346 pages ; 22 cm.
    • Summary:The author chronicles her experiences caring for her frail mother and difficult father and offers advice for caregivers on how to handle elderly parents who refuse to cooperate or demonstrate aggressive behavior.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:0967970318
    • Contents:1. If it Isn't Ten Things
      It's Twenty 1
      I've Seen Fire and I've Seen Rain Drops Fallin' on My Head
      Cries and Careless Whispers
      Reality Bites the Hell Outta Ya
      Just a Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T When I Come Home
      Le Miserable
      2. Hyde Strung in Plain Sight 17
      What's It All About, Jackie
      Losing My Religion
      As the Wounded Turn
      One Life to Live-or-Two Minds to Lose
      3. My Little Gang of Rascals 33
      Phantom Menace of the Old Folk's Farm
      Do Not Back Up: Severe Life Damage
      And Then Came Mom
      Penny Wise and Pounds of Foolish Fiddlers
      Grouch-Ohhh!
      Demented Times Require Desperate Measures
      4. Honey, I Blew up the House 47
      Shock It to Me
      Fred and Wilma Moved to Green Acres
      The Man From U.N.Believable
      Look Who's Talking Now
      Miss Judge What Your County Can Do For You
      5. Jacqueline, You Ignorant Slut 67
      Good Morning, Vietnam
      And Then Along Came Something About Mary Jo
      I'm Steppin' Into the Third Dementia
      I Remember Mama Said There'd Be Months Like This
      6. In a Oh-My-Goddadivida, Honey 87
      I'm Dreamin' of a Wishful Christmas
      More Nonsense and Responsibilities
      If This Table Could Talk
      7. Nurture and Nature Messed Him Up 103
      The Way They Were
      Grumpy Old Men Was a Documentary
      It Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda Been a Wonderful Life
      Merrily, Merrily, Life Is But a Scream
      8. Mending Shattered Fences 117
      Too Good to Be True Lies-or-Dared Consequences
      I'm Mad as Hell and I'm Not
      That's Me in the Spotlight
      9. Fugitives From Injustice 137
      He Ought to Be in Pictures Worth a Thousand Words
      Star Searching For Sanity-or-All My Caregivers
      The Price of the Prejudice
      The Old and the Restless
      Midsummer's Nightmare at the Alamo
      10. Enter Terri 159
      May the Driving Force Be With You
      Long Day's Journey Into Nightmares
      Clear and Present Danger: The Hospital
      Joined at the Hip
      11. Amazing Ariana 177
      Oh What a Mangled Web We Weave
      The Hardest Working Maniac in Show Business
      Pros and Cons
      12. Once an Adult, Twice a Child 185
      Old Age Is Not For Cry Babies
      Still Crazy After All These Years
      Liar Liar, Pants on Fire
      Unsolved Maniac Mysteries
      Gentle, Dependable, Overnight Disbelief
      Even Ripley Won't Believe It
      13. Friends and Family Matters Most 201
      Desperately Seeking Sanity
      The Three Faces of Jacqueline
      The Outer Limits of Suspected Belief
      I'm All Outta Whole Lotta Love
      I'd Rather Donate a Kidney... To Oprah
      14. Gullible's Travels-or-Small Balls of Fire 217
      Bound and Gagged By Honor
      Two, Two, Two Minds in One
      Abbott and Costello Meet Jekyll & Hyde
      In the Heat of the Day For Night
      Relative Relativity-or-Tommy Can You Hear Me?
      The Greatest Story I Ever TOLD YOU SO
      15. Achy Breaky Heart of Hearts 233
      Unwanted: Dead or Alive
      Bound on Broadway
      What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
      Hyde Risk Behavior
      Born to Be Just a Wild and Crazy Guy
      16. To Be Demented or Deceptive? That Was the Question 251
      How to Earn a Ph.D. at Home
      Ahhh, Hindsight
      It's Always 20/20, Barbara
      Behavior Modification Guidelines 272
      When a Difficult Elder Displays Good Behavior 273
      Verbal Praise
      Loving Physical Affection
      Edible Treats
      Special Activity
      Special Attention
      Gold Stars Chart
      When a Difficult Elder Displays Negative Behavior 275
      Verbal Commands
      Time-Outs
      Three Strikes
      Shame
      Remove Specific Privileges/Charts
      Call the Police
      How Do I Handle My Elderly Loved One Who 278
      1. Wants all my time and attention? 278
      2. Makes constant unreasonable demands? 279
      3. Is inflexible, critical and negative? 279
      4. Complains about real or imagined physical symptoms? 280
      5. Exhibits bizarre behavior and uses inappropriate/foul language? 281
      6. Has become suspicious and paranoid? 282
      7. Is experiencing increasing levels of memory loss? 282
      8. Makes up silly lies, exaggerates and cries wolf? 282
      9. Prefers to stay in bed or do nothing
      "waiting to die"? 283
      10. Refuses to allow a cleaning person into their home? 284
      11. Gets furious if something doesn't happen at a specific time? 284
      12. Gets mad when told "no" they can't do something? 284
      13. Wants to eat constantly or only wants to eat the same thing? 285
      14. Refuses to take showers and change their underclothes? 285
      15. Is a danger on the road but refuses to give up driving? 286
      16. Needs but refuses to allow any caregiving help in the home? 286
      17. Can no longer take proper care of their bills and finances? 289
      18. Refuses to see any other doctor but is not getting adequate care? 290
      19. Needs to see a psychiatrist but absolutely refuses to go? 291
      20. Acts completely normal and charming in front of others? 292
      21. Fakes illness at the Day Care to avoid staying? 292
      22. Is driving me crazy as I try to deal with all their problems? 292
      23. Has pushed me to feelings of resentment and guilt? 294
      24. Cannot be reasoned with when they go into an illogical rage? 295
      25. Is completely unmanageable and needs to be placed in a home? 296
      Long-Term Care Insurance 297
      Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease 298
      How is Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosed? 299
      Three Stages of Alzheimer's Disease 300
      Startling Statistics 302
      Other Diseases That Act Like Alzheimer's 304
      A Physician's Guide to Treating Aggression in Dementia / Rodman Shankle, MS, MD 306
      Types of Aggressive Behavior 308
      The Nine Major Causes of Aggressive Behavior 309
      The Potential for Violent Aggressive Behavior 311
      Medications That Can Increase or Decrease Aggression 311
      Diagnosis of the Cause of Aggression 313
      Aggression Evaluation Steps to Determine the Best Treatment 314
      Screening 316
      Prevention 318
      Neuroanatomy of Aggression 319
      Neurophysiology of Aggression 319
      Treatment of Aggression 320
      Behavioral Treatment of Aggression 320
      Medications to Treat Aggression 321
      Anti-Aggression Medications Grouped by Their Site of Action 324
      Hope For the Future 329
      New Medication: Neotrophin 329
      Omentum Transposition Surgery: Dr. Harry Goldsmith 330
      The Search for a Cure: Dr. Rudolph Tanzi 331.
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