Unforgotten : Love and the Culture of Dementia Care in India /

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As life expectancy increases in India, the number of people living with dementia will also rise. Yet little is known about how people in India cope with dementia, how relationships and identities change through illness and loss. In addressing this question, this book offers a rich ethnographic accou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brijnath, Bianca (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2014]
Colección:Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations ; 2
Temas:
Caregivers > India.
Medical care.
Senile dementia > Patients > Care > India.
Senile dementia > Patients > Family relationships > India.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • NOTES ON TRANSLITERATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. METHODS AND CHARACTER BUILDING
  • 2. THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS
  • 3. THERAPEUTICS AND HEALTH SEEKING
  • 4. THE ECONOMIES OF CARE
  • 5. ALZHEIMER'S AND THE INDIAN APPETITE
  • 6. STIGMA AND LONELINESS IN CARE
  • 7. THE JOURNEY TO SILENCE
  • CONCLUSION 'This is the Time for Romance'
  • GLOSSARY
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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