Resolving Distress in Dementia

Jo James (Author) Jo James is a registered nurse with over 35 years' experience in acute hospital care and currently works as a consultant nurse for dementia and delirium at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Ruby Fitzhenry (Author) Ruby Fitzhenry is an RMN with a background working in inpatient dementia services, mental health forensic services and Parkinson's disease and dementia research. Ruby currently works as a dementia clinical nurse specialist supporting inpatients in acute hospitals. Rachel Thompson (Author) At the time of writing, Rachel Thompson was a Dementia Clinical Nurse Specialist with a background in intensive care. Prior to nursing, she worked as a dementia adviser in the community. She is passionate about reducing the stigma surrounding long-term conditions and helping people live well. Mel Tumongha (Contributor) Mel Tumongha worked as a registered nurse in the Philippines for 12 years before moving to the UK where she has worked as a staff nurse on a medicine for the elderly ward and as a dementia clinical nurse specialist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Table of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1
Chapter 1: About dementia
Chapter 2: The little history chapter.
Chapter 3: Communication (otherwise known as The Beast)
Chapter 4: What's so special about clinical settings?
Chapter 5: Being person-centred is not always easy.
Part 2
Chapter 6 - Why History Matters
Chapter 7: The physical problems we can't ignore.  
Chapter 8- Pain
Chapter 9: Delirium
Chapter 10 - How the environment can cause distress.
Chapter 11: Separation Anxiety
Chapter 12: Staring at a white wall - the toxic combination of boredom and isolation.
Chapter 13 - How we cause distress
Chapter 14 - When 'No' does not mean 'No'
Part 3
Chapter 15: Anger
Chapter 16- Sexual Behaviour
Chapter 17: Time Shifting
Chapter 18: Refusal by Romela Tumongha
Chapter 19: Sleep 
Chapter 20: Discriminatory behaviour
Part 4
Chapter 21 - The last one