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Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End
By Powell, Tia
- ISBN
- 9780735210905 9780735210929
- Publisher
- Avery
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Reviewed on February 1, 2019 | Science and Technology
According to Powell (psychiatry & bioethics, Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine, NY), 10,000 U.S. baby boomers turn 65 every day. By the time they reach 85, their chances of having dementia approach 50 percent. Here, the author traces in detail the history of our cultural response to the disease—from putting people "in jail, in workhouses, in shackles...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
