Travellers to Unimaginable Lands
Dementia, Carers and the Hidden Workings of the Mind
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2024
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Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80081-620-6 (ISBN)
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80081-620-6 (ISBN)
An illuminating, compassionate exploration of the psychology of caregiving - and the mysterious world of the human mind
A Guardian 'Best ideas book of 2023'
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
'The best book I have ever read that explores the effect on the brain of the carer, when someone has dementia' Professor June Andrews, author of Dementia: The One-Stop Guide
Dasha Kiper was twenty-five when she first became the live-in carer for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer's disease. She soon discovered the emotional strain and challenges of caring for a person whose condition disrupts the rules of time, order and continuity. In Travellers to Unimaginable Lands, Kiper explores the complex and profound psychology of caregiving, illuminating how the healthy brain's biases and intuitions make caring for people with dementia disorders so profoundly and inherently difficult.
Blending neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and literature with beautifully-observed case studies, Kiper illuminates the underlying mental mechanisms behind carers' experiences, dispels the myth of the perfect caregiver and, in the process, opens the door to understanding and forgiveness.
A Guardian 'Best ideas book of 2023'
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
'The best book I have ever read that explores the effect on the brain of the carer, when someone has dementia' Professor June Andrews, author of Dementia: The One-Stop Guide
Dasha Kiper was twenty-five when she first became the live-in carer for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer's disease. She soon discovered the emotional strain and challenges of caring for a person whose condition disrupts the rules of time, order and continuity. In Travellers to Unimaginable Lands, Kiper explores the complex and profound psychology of caregiving, illuminating how the healthy brain's biases and intuitions make caring for people with dementia disorders so profoundly and inherently difficult.
Blending neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and literature with beautifully-observed case studies, Kiper illuminates the underlying mental mechanisms behind carers' experiences, dispels the myth of the perfect caregiver and, in the process, opens the door to understanding and forgiveness.
Dasha Kiper is the former clinical consulting director of support groups at an Alzheimer's organisation, and holds an MA in clinical psychology from Columbia University. She was born in Russia, raised in San Francisco, and makes her home in New York. For the past decade she has counselled caregivers, led support groups, and trained and supervised mental health professionals.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.03.2024 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 200 mm |
| Gewicht | 220 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80081-620-0 / 1800816200 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80081-620-6 / 9781800816206 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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