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Contented Dementia: 24-hour Wraparound Care for Lifelong Well-being (Hardcover)

by Oliver James (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Vermilion (7 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091901804
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091901806
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
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'distinguished psychologist Oliver James [...] shows that dementia need not be a nightmare of frustration and embarrassment'

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49 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars one size can't fit all, 5 Oct 2008
The claims made for this book are far too wide and the best bits of the approach are not new. For instance it is now widely known that you should not argue with someone with dementia who has become lost in time and space, but "go with the flow". (Reorientation only works in the early stages, and with great respect and tact). This approach will not work in later stages, as seen in the documentary Malcolm and Barbara. This approach will not prevent people who survive eventually having severe brain damage with little ability to respond. By all means let's throw away the stressful attempts to drag someone into our world. And let's know the person well so that we can communicate for as long as possible. But I am sad that the expectations aroused by this book are liable to disappointment. Of course people bying this book are probably desperate for something that they think is going to be a magic wand. I wish it were true. I have personal experience of looking after people with dementia. There is a positive side to care, but this book is not enough: you can't just impose a solution.
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44 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars An unsettling approach, 21 Sep 2008
I found this book unsettling in its view, in its approach, and in its insistence that this is the One True Way to 'handle' dementia patients. I didn't like the infantilising of those sufferers (notably in its insistence that the programme, which works by means of the carer disappearing into the Looking Glass World of the demented-loved-one and creating and recreating one core situation that meant something to them in the past - for instance by playing along with the idea that they are all working in an office together and it's 1955). I didn't like the idea that this infantilising should commence immediately on diagnosis. I didn't like the idea that this Primary Theme should be supplemented by a Health Theme so that an illness or disability from the past could be invoked to help bring the ill person back down to earth on occasion, from the heights of this shared fantasy. I didn't like the idea that everybody who comes into contact with the ill person should also be drawn into the play acting. I didn't like the dogmatic instructions about what must always and never be done. Questions must never be asked, it says, of the demented person, ever. This seems to me wrong and patronising.

The other thing that must be said is that though this book is keen on branding its approach (and is very keen on acronyms) this is a system that many carers, such as myself, have tried before. We have all of us spent time 'through the looking glass' with our loved ones and immersed ourselves in their world and their altered perceptions. It doesn't always work. The ill person can still be unhappy, hostile, confused, violent, as I know from experience.

The Alzheimer's Society gave this book a poor review and shares some of these concerns, I notice.
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68 of 94 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Comfort for Carers, 4 Aug 2008
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This book is very illuminating. In accessible language it gives a clear explanation of the link between apparently illogical actions and the workings of memory in people with dementia. It also gives structured guidelines for managing their care in a manner which can vastly reduce stress on the part of both the patient and the carer. I have a friend with diagnosed dementia and, although I am not part of his immediate family, I have become part of a group of people involved in caring for him using the techniques described here. They work. An invaluable book. I only wish it had been available when my mother was suffering from dementia.
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