The Dynamics of Dementia Communication

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?--

• | Author: Alison Wray
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: March 19, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0190917806
• | ISBN-13: 9780190917807