The dialectics of dementia: With particular reference to Alzheimer's disease
Tom Kitwood
Bok Engelsk
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| Opplysninger | A new theory of the dementing process in old age is presented in outline. Its main focus is on the dialectical interplay between neurological and social-psychological factors, with special emphasis on aspects of teh latter which deprive a neurologicalluy impaired individual of his or her personhood. The account of dementia so derived is more comprehensive and less deterministic than those which are based on the simplier versions of a "medical model2. also, it opens up the way for a more personal and optimistic view of caregiving.
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