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Darkness in the afternoon
 — a video made by Cormorant Productions and Films, Edinburgh, about the experience of dementia
Author(s)Alan Chapman
Corporate AuthorCormorant Productions and Films; Dementia Services Development Centre - DSDC, University of Stirling
PublisherUniversity of Stirling, Stirling, 2002
Pagesvideo (15 mins approx) + handbook
SourceDementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland.
KeywordsDementia ; Family care ; Social workers ; Audio visual aids ; Teaching aids.
AnnotationThis video is for use in training health, social services and voluntary organisation staff and family carers. It portrays a situation between two people: Marie, who has dementia, and her husband, who she sees as a threatening stranger. The story is seen through the eyes of Marie and her reality. The difference between this reality and how she appears to others is vividly portrayed as the story ends. Accompanying information states that this video may be upsetting to some viewers. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020510202 V
ClassmarkEA: P6:SJ: QR: UF: VF

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