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Dementia care : issues, responses and international perspectives / Mala Kapur Shankardass, editor.

9789811638640 (electronic bk.)
9811638640 (electronic bk.)
9789811638633
9811638632

Singapore : Springer, [2021]

©2021

English

1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)

10.1007/978-981-16-3864-0 doi

RC521 .D46 2021

616.8/31

This book discusses the contemporary medico-social, psychological, legal, and therapeutic concerns related to people affected by dementia as a patient or as a caregiver. It provides global emerging responses to dementia. It highlights different dimensions of dementia in terms of issues, concerns, policies, and strategies all around the globe. The contributing authors present issues from cross-cultural education visible in dementia studies and discuss the power of music, art therapy, artistic collaborations, and many innovative practices in dealing with dementia. Written by international specialists from various disciplines, the chapters include challenges and emerging issues related to the role of family caregivers, the concern with vulnerability to elder abuse and neglect, and the role of technology in dementia care. The book provides a diverse perspective to dementia care not covered in such a broad way by any other books on the topic. This book is intended for academics from a wide range of fields such as sociology, geriatrics, community medicine, public health, clinical psychology, social work all of which, collectively, bear on the problem and the solutions for better dementia care.

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