<p>What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementia-bio-medical, social-psychological, and socio-gerontological-and the main principles and ideologies of care.</p><p><b>Key Features</b></p><ul><li>Provides clarity on the gap between the utopian aspirations of care and the reality of care </li><li>Opens up a series of questions about knowledge and treatment of dementia</li><li>Argues for a transition from positions that place emphasis upon the individual or particular care services to the social, cultural, and economic context<br /></li></ul>