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Towards a theory of dementia care
 — personhood and well-being
Author(s)Tom Kitwood, Kathleen Bredin
Journal titleAgeing and Society, vol 12, part 3, September 1992
Pagespp 269-287
KeywordsDementia ; Theory.
AnnotationSome foundations are laid for a social-psychological theory of dementia care. Central to this is a conceptualisation of personhood, in which both subjectivity and intersubjectivity are fully recognised. Evidence is brought forward concerning relative well-being even in those who are, from a cognitive standpoint, severely demented. In the light of this, it is argued that the key psychological task in dementia care is that of keeping the sufferer's personhood in being. This requires us to see personhood in social rather than individual terms. (KJ).
Accession NumberCPA-930506006 A
ClassmarkEA: 4D

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