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Self and identity over time: dementia.

Juliette Brown¹

¹East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

|October 11, 2016

Summary

Dementia experiences can offer unique insights into navigating fragmented identities over time. Focusing on later stages overlooks the valuable lessons from earlier, relational aspects of selfhood.

Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychology
Sociology

Background:

Dementia is often perceived solely as a condition of loss.
This perception frequently overlooks the potential for growth and insight during the illness's progression.

Purpose of the Study:

To re-evaluate the impact of dementia on self and identity over time.
To challenge the notion of dementia as purely a degenerative process.

Main Methods:

Revisiting discussions from a workshop on "Mental Disorder and Selfhood" at King's College London.
Qualitative analysis of the subjective experiences of self and identity in dementia.

Main Results:

The intervening years of dementia can provide significant insights into managing fragmented identities.

Keywords:

dementia identity self

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A focus on later-stage dementia obscures the potential for understanding identity navigation in earlier phases.
Embracing a relational perspective on identity is crucial for a more nuanced understanding of dementia's impact.