When a Loved One at Home Has Dementia: A Family Member's Guide to Caring for A Loved One (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781477402269)

Dr. Francis has resided in Northern California since the early 1980's where she attended Mills College and John F. Kennedy University earning a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. As part of her doctoral studies, Dr. Francis conducted original research on arranged marriage for her dissertation. Currently, as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Francis treats patients for a variety of psychiatric conditions, including dementia and related disorders. Dr. Francis has significant experience working with the geriatric population. Prior to graduate school, she worked with hospice patients and provided culturally sensitive, end-of-life treatments for both patients and family members. During graduate school, Dr. Francis provided psychotherapy for geriatric patients by way of home-visits as well as telephone counseling to ensure inclusion of all people, not only those who could travel to office settings. Currently, Dr. Francis enjoys writing about topics of interest to older adults because she is interested is sharing her knowledge with the population with which she has had the most engaging and gratifying experience. Other topics Dr. Francis has written about include sexuality and euthanasia rights for terminally ill patients.