The ‘D’ word: Reflections on the relationship between stigma, discrimination and dementia

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Notes

1. The most common types of dementia are Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, mixed dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies. Alzheimer's disease accounts for more than 60% of the total.

2. These costs include a figure of £6 billion – this is the estimated cost of family carers providing support to relatives with dementia.

3. Personhood is a term developed by Tom Kitwood in his work on dementia care; it means the uniqueness of that individual, what it essentially means to be that person.