Auteur : Wray, Alison (Auteur) 1960-

Maison d'édition : Oxford University Press

Date de publication : 2020

Collation : xxii, 330 pages : ill.

ISBN : 9780190917807

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : Part 1. Contexts shaping communication. The challenges of communication in the dementia context -- The biological determinants of dementia communication -- The role of memory in communication -- The social construction of dementia -- The experience of dementia communication -- Approaches to effective communication in care -- Part 2. Conceptualizing communication. Communication processes -- Conceptualizing communication -- Part 3. Applications and implications. Drivers of disrupted communication -- Different in degree or kind? How people living with dementia are positioned -- An agenda for improving communication in the dementia context

Résumé : It is well recognized that when people are living with a dementia, effective communication can be a challenge for both them and those they interact with. Despite a plethora of good advice, it can be surprisingly hard to sustain constructive communicative behaviours and to integrate them successfully into routine daily care and interaction. This book asks why that is. What is it about communication, as a human social and cognitive practice, that makes it so difficult to manage the disruptions caused by dementia? Why is it so common to feel awkward, confused or irritated when talking with a person living with a dementia? Why is the experience of living with a dementia so personally and socially devastating? What approaches to communication would work best, and why?

Mots-clés : Schizophrénie / Troubles de la mémoire

Cote : WM 203 W943d 2020