Travellers to Unimaginable Lands: Dementia, Carers and the Hidden Workings of the Mind

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Dasha Kiper

Travellers to Unimaginable Lands

Dementia, Carers and the Hidden Workings of the Mind

Dasha Kiper

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Profile Books Ltd
30 May 2023

Care of the elderly; Coping with old age

A husband believes his wife is an imposter. A man's sudden, intense Catholic piety provokes his wife. A mother and daughter struggle to come to terms with the disease that intensifies an already dependent relationship.

At their root, these existential dilemmas grow out of long-established patterns of behaviour that bind together patients and caregivers. Travellers to Unimaginable Lands explores the complex and profound psychology of caregiving, illuminating how the healthy brain's biases and intuitions make caring for people with dementia disorders so profoundly and inherently difficult.

Blending neuroscience, psychology, philosophy and literature with beautifully-observed case studies, Kiper illuminates the underlying mental mechanisms behind carers' experiences, dispels the myth of the perfect caregiver and, in the process, opens the door to understanding and forgiveness.

By: Dasha Kiper
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781800816190
ISBN 10: 1800816197
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 30 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dasha Kiper is the clinical consulting director of support groups at The CaringKind (formerly 'The Alzheimer's Association'). She was born in Russia, raised in San Francisco, and makes her home in New York. She first became a live-in caregiver as a graduate student at Columbia University where she received an MA in Clinical Psychology. For the past decade she has counseled caregivers, led support groups, and trained and supervised mental health professionals, as well as former caregivers, who now lead support groups.

Reviews for Travellers to Unimaginable Lands: Dementia, Carers and the Hidden Workings of the Mind

It is no simple matter to live with a person who blatantly disregards the rules of time, order, and continuity. So instead of offering platitudes or words of spiritual redemption, I want to normalize the caregiver's denial, anger, frustration, and helplessness by explaining why these miscommunications happen. This, I hope, will validate their struggles and remove the stigma of failing to live up to an impossible ideal. -- Dasha Kiper * Travellers to Unimaginable Lands *