The anthropology of dementia: a narrative perspective.
This article draws on recent thinking in the field of narrative gerontology to lend support to Mahnaz Hashmi's "anthropological perspective" on dementia. From a narrative perspective, the relational component of human life--and thus of dementia--is underscored. Moreover, when the narrative dimensions of memory are considered, the line between "normal" and "pathological" is revealed as finer than commonly assumed.
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William L
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Department of Gerontology, St Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada. brandall@stu.ca
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005853:Geriatrics; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans