Stories of the Impact on the Family When One Member Has Been Given a Diagnosis of Dementia
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Pearson, W. 2018. Stories of the Impact on the Family When One Member Has Been Given a Diagnosis of Dementia. Prof Doc Thesis University of East London School of Psychology https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874zq
Authors | Pearson, W. |
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Type | Prof Doc Thesis |
Abstract | Biomedical models of dementia dominate UK policy and practice guidelines but can be criticised for neglecting personal, social and contextual factors. The medicalisation of dementia benefits powerful groups whilst shaping the narratives of people with dementia labels (PwDL) in line with dominant discourses of deficit and loss. Personhood has similarly been criticised for neglecting broader sociocultural factors that pervade the experience of dementia. A more recent movement towards understanding the impact of dementia from a relational focus has been narrowly conceptualised, as research usually only involves one significant other and does not consider the interaction of narrative strategies that family members employ. |
Keywords | Dementia; Family; Adjustment |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | University of East London |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.874zq |
File | License File Access Level Anyone |
Publication dates | |
May 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 21 Nov 2019 |
https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/874zq
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