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The first year---Parkinson's disease : an essential guide for the newly diagnosed / Jackie Hunt Christensen ; foreword by Paul J. Tuite.

By: Series: The first yearPublication details: New York : Marlowe & Co., c2005.Description: xxi, 335 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781569243725
  • 1569243727
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • WL 359 C554f 2005  C554f 2005
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Contents:
Contents Introduction DAY 1 Living: What Exactly Is Parkinson's Disease? Learning: Techniques Doctors Use to Diagnose PD DAY 2 Living: Early Symptoms of PD Learning: PD's Effects on the Brain DAY 3 Living: To Medicate or Not to Medicate Learning: Things to Expect if You're Taking Sinemet DAY 4 Living: Is There PD in Your Family Tree? Learning: Environmental Links to PD DAY 5 Living: Physical Effects of PD Learning: Clognition: How Parkinson's Disease Can Affect You Mentally DAY 6 Living: Depression and PD Learning: Coming to Terms with Your Diagnosis DAY 7 Living: Telling Your Friends and Family Learning: Drug Therapy for Depression and Anxiety FIRST-WEEK MILESTONE WEEK 2 Living: Complementary Therapies Learning: Be an Active Participant in Your Care WEEK 3 Living: Parkinson's Can Bring Many Gifts Learning: Why All Those Warning Labels? WEEK 4 Living: Care Partners Need Love, Too Learning: Utilizing Local Support Services for Physical and Occupational Therapy FIRST-MONTH MILESTONE MONTH 2 Living: The Importance of Support Groups Learning: Finding Your Support System MONTH 3 Living: Useful Assistive Devices for Your Home and Workplace Learning: Dealing with PD's Possible Effects on Your Voice MONTH 4 Living: Give Your Care Partner a Break Learning: Nutrition MONTH 5 Living: How PD May Affect the Power Balance of Family Life Learning: PD Isn't Just for Older People Anymore MONTH 6 Living: When Adult Children Care for a Parent with PD Learning: Talking to Young Kids about PD HALF-YEAR MILESTONE MONTH 7 Living: Exercise Learning: Traveling with PD MONTH B Living: Sexuality and Intimacy Learning: Sleep MONTH 9 Living: Dealing with Your Employer Learning: Dealing with Dementia MONTH 1 0 Living: Planning Your Financial Future Learning: Surgery to Treat PD Symptoms MONTH 1 1 Living: Insurance and PD Learning: Help to Find a Cure MONTH 1 2 Living: What You Can Do to Raise Awareness of PD Learning: Emerging Therapies for Parkinson's Disease
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-325).

Contents

Introduction

DAY 1
Living: What Exactly Is Parkinson's Disease?
Learning: Techniques Doctors Use to Diagnose PD
DAY 2
Living: Early Symptoms of PD
Learning: PD's Effects on the Brain
DAY 3
Living: To Medicate or Not to Medicate
Learning: Things to Expect if You're Taking Sinemet
DAY 4
Living: Is There PD in Your Family Tree?
Learning: Environmental Links to PD
DAY 5
Living: Physical Effects of PD
Learning: Clognition: How Parkinson's Disease Can
Affect You Mentally
DAY 6
Living: Depression and PD
Learning: Coming to Terms with Your Diagnosis
DAY 7
Living: Telling Your Friends and Family
Learning: Drug Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
FIRST-WEEK MILESTONE
WEEK 2
Living: Complementary Therapies
Learning: Be an Active Participant in Your Care
WEEK 3
Living: Parkinson's Can Bring Many Gifts
Learning: Why All Those Warning Labels?
WEEK 4
Living: Care Partners Need Love, Too
Learning: Utilizing Local Support Services for Physical and
Occupational Therapy
FIRST-MONTH MILESTONE
MONTH 2
Living: The Importance of Support Groups
Learning: Finding Your Support System
MONTH 3
Living: Useful Assistive Devices for Your Home and Workplace
Learning: Dealing with PD's Possible Effects on Your Voice
MONTH 4
Living: Give Your Care Partner a Break
Learning: Nutrition
MONTH 5
Living: How PD May Affect the Power Balance of Family Life
Learning: PD Isn't Just for Older People Anymore
MONTH 6
Living: When Adult Children Care for a Parent with PD
Learning: Talking to Young Kids about PD
HALF-YEAR MILESTONE
MONTH 7
Living: Exercise
Learning: Traveling with PD
MONTH B
Living: Sexuality and Intimacy
Learning: Sleep
MONTH 9
Living: Dealing with Your Employer
Learning: Dealing with Dementia
MONTH 1 0
Living: Planning Your Financial Future
Learning: Surgery to Treat PD Symptoms
MONTH 1 1
Living: Insurance and PD
Learning: Help to Find a Cure
MONTH 1 2
Living: What You Can Do to Raise Awareness of PD
Learning: Emerging Therapies for Parkinson's Disease

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