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Ethical implications of the perception and portrayal of dementia
Gerritsen, D.L. Gove, Dianne M.
Gerritsen, D.L.
Gove, Dianne M.
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2018-07
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� 2016 Sage. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved.
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2016-04-22
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The way we perceive and portray dementia has implications for how we act towards people with
dementia and how we address the issue of dementia within society. As a multi-disciplinary
working group, established within the framework of the European Dementia Ethics Network
of Alzheimer Europe, we aimed to describe the different ways that people with dementia are
perceived and portrayed within society and to consider the moral implications of this. In the
current paper, we address perceptions of dementia as reflected in explanatory models of its cause
and nature, descriptions of characteristics of people with dementia, the use of language, media
portrayals and the views of people living with dementia. Academics and professionals could use
this exploration to reflect on their behaviour and their use of language regarding people
with dementia
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Gerritsen DL, Oyebode J and Gove D (2018) Ethical implications of the perception and portrayal of dementia. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. 17(5): 596-608.
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