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Revised edition of a handbook for those caring for people suffering from dementia, originally published in 1991. Describes the range of characteristics and behaviours of those suffering from dementia, emphasises the need to understand the person behind the dementia and outlines effective techniques which can be used in caring. Includes an index, glossary, bibliography and list of resource organisations. The author is an experienced social worker in the field of dementia, who has worked with the University of NSW, assisted in establishing one of the first dementia specific units in NSW and has been widely published on various aspects of mental illness.