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Relationship difficulties in dementia care — a discursive analysis of two women's accounts
Author(s)	Liz Forbat
Journal title	Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 2, no 1, February 2003
Pages	pp 67-84
Keywords	Daughters as carers ; Mother ; Family relationships ; Attitude ; Dementia ; Interviewing.
Annotation	A small-scale study is reported in which people giving and receiving care were invited to talk about their relationships. The study draws on one care dyad of a woman with a diagnosis of dementia and her daughter (who has provided care for her mother). A short series of interviews was conducted with both women, focusing on their biographies and current relationships. This article reports the account given by the mother, and how this intersects with the account given by the daughter. The discursive analysis presented centralises a concern with attending to the accounts of people with dementia. Analysis of the talk of people with dementia can make a valuable contribution to understanding care relationships. Such analysis has the potential for shedding light on difficulties in care relationships. Some salient issues for professionals and family members involved in dementia care are outlined. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030220204 A
Classmark	P6:SSH: SRM: DS:SJ: DP: EA: 3DL
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