No doubt about it when someone you love is diagnosed with alzheimers disease or some other cause of dementia its a crushing blow not only must you face. Written by a licensed clinical social worker with twenty five years of experience working with families coping with dementia alzheimers disease and other dementias the caregivers complete survival guide offers useful and vital information on working effectively with health care providers to get the best treatment for your loved one . Dementias the caregivers complete survival guide alzheimers disease and other dementias alzheimers disease and other dementias alzheimers disease and other dementias about dementia dementia is a general term for a group of brain disorders alzheimers disease is the most common type of dementia accounting for 60 to 80 percent of cases this fact sheet briefly discusses alzheimers . Alzheimers disease and other dementias the caregivers complete survival guide by nataly rubinstein jun 15 2011 two harbors press edition paperback. Alzheimers disease and other dementias the caregivers complete survival guide by nataly rubinstein msw lcsw c aswcm two harbors press minneapolis mn 2011 isbn 13 978 1 936198 13 9 397 pages this is a professionally written reference to alzheimers disease with a personal touch nataly rubinstein presents enough of the medial references and caregiver experiences to establish