Dementia and Human Rights

This book challenges biomedical and clinical thinking about dementia by framing it as a disability and applying a rights-based approach. It argues that people living with dementia have full entitlement to all the rights enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and provides new insights into how this broader perspective can be used to promote the quality of life and care for all those affected by dementia.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 252 pages
Publication date: 28 March 2018
Publisher: Policy Press

The time has come to push the boundaries of biomedical and clinical understanding of dementia, which has long guided policy and practice. This book adopts a rights-based approach to broaden the discussion, framing dementia as a disability. By employing a social constructionist lens, it builds upon previous critical perspectives, integrating concepts such as disability, social inclusion, personhood, equality, participation, dignity, empowerment, autonomy, and solidarity. This innovative approach propels the debate into uncharted territory, contending that individuals living with dementia fall under the purview of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, entitling them to all the rights enshrined therein. To date, a human rights-based approach has yet to be fully utilized to examine the lived experience and policy response to dementia. By providing fresh analytical tools in this book, policy makers and practitioners will gain valuable insights into how this broader perspective can be leveraged to enhance the quality of life and care for all those impacted by dementia.

Weight: 418g
Dimension: 157 x 233 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781447331407