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LOVING SOMEONE WHO HAS DEMENTIA

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Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief

ISBN: 978-1-118-00229-2
Paperback
256 pages
August 2011, Jossey-Bass
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Pauline Boss, Ph.D., is best known for coining the term ambiguous loss and  groundbreaking research as the pioneer theorist and clinical practitioner of stress reduction for caregivers whose loved ones suffer from dementia. She has an extensive speaking, training, and lecture schedule and has written several books, including Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief (Harvard University Press, 1999), Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss (Norton, 2006), and Family Stress Management (Sage, 2002). Dr. Boss received the Ernest Burgess Award from the Research and Theory Section of the National Council on Family Relations, was Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School, 1995-1996 and Moses Professor at Hunter School of Social Work, 2004 -2005, and today, is Emeritus Professor at the University of Minnesota.