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The dialectics of dementia
— with particular reference to Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | Tom Kitwood |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 10, part 2, June 1990 |
| Pages | pp 177-196 |
| Keywords | Dementia. |
| Annotation | 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 the latter which deprive a neurologically 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 simpler versions of a 'medical model'. Also, it opens up the way for a more personal and optimistic view of caregiving. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-901129012 A |
| Classmark | EA |
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