Surviving dementia : a clinical and personal perspective / Carol W. Berman.

Switzerland : Springer, [2016]

xi, 82 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

The comfort of denial -- Fear: the catalyst that breaks through denial -- Anxiety: easier than anger -- Depression: natural responses -- Anger: a natural response -- Bargaining: a common way to delay the inevitable -- Somatization: is it only physical? -- Acting out instead of feeling -- Control and self-assuredness: healthy coping mechanisms -- Intellectualization: how not to indulge in it -- Humor: the ultimate defense -- Acceptance: the ultimate release -- Death: hospice and after -- Resolution: acceptance.

Includes bibliographical references and index.