A Handbook of Dementia Care Book

	List of figures and tables
	Notes on contributors
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
Sect. I	Understanding Dementia	5
1	Biomedical and clinical perspectives	7
2	Psychological perspectives	26
3	Sociological perspectives	44
4	Philosophical and spiritual perspectives	62
5	The perspectives of people with dementia, their families and their carers	77
Sect. 2	Practice Knowledge and Development	91
6	Understanding practice development	93
7	Assessment, care planning and care management	109
8	Living at home	123
9	Communication and personhood	135
10	Therapeutic activity	146
11	Working with carers	160
12	Care settings and the care environment	173
13	Ethical ideals and practice	186
Sect. 3	Policy, Organizations and Research	199
14	Understanding the policy context	201
15	Understanding people in organizations	220
16	Developing service organizations	240
17	Developing quality in services	258
18	Involving people with dementia and their carers in developing services	278
19	Research, policy and practice in dementia care	295
	Conclusion: the future development of dementia care	309
	Glossary	316
	References	328
	Author index	363
	Subject index	371