Young Onset Dementia Reconsidered: A Solution-Focused Approach

George Rook, Jan Oyebode

ISBN 10: 0335252494 / ISBN 13: 9780335252497

Edité par Open University Press, GB, 2025

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"A thought-provoking read, this is a timely spotlight on young onset dementia which offers us a winning blend of authentic, constructive and wide-ranging observations and evidence capturing aspects of life that matter most to people affected - maintaining autonomy, retaining identity, and being connected."Tessa Gutteridge, Chair, Young Dementia Network, Programme Director for Young Onset Dementia, Dementia UK"This superb text is essential reading for anyone with an interest in young-onset dementia. [It is an] inspiring resource for people with young-onset dementia, family members, health and social care practitioners, researchers, commissioners and policymakers."Linda Clare, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing and Dementia, University of Exeter, UK.This solution-focused book, authored by leading experts from the UK, Canada, Norway and the Netherlands, delves into the many areas of life affected by dementia. When dementia occurs under 65 there are unique challenges and the impact on life is very different from diagnosis at a later age. The authors synthesise research to provide practical advice and information on living well, as well as the types of support available to those living with young onset dementia and their families.Young Onset Dementia Reconsidered is accessibly written and split into three sections to reflect key outcomes important to people living with young onset dementia: to maintain control over their own lives, to retain a sense of identity and to feel connected with others. This book:Began from conversations with people living with young onset dementia and amplifies their voices throughoutContains coverage of a breadth of areas, including the social, psychological, employment, financial, legal and creative, as well as health and symptom-related aspectsIs grounded in evidence and research and takes a solution-focused approach.Jointly edited by one person living with young onset dementia and one clinical-academic with long experience of working in services, teaching and researching, Young Onset Dementia Reconsidered is a book for all those with an interest in dementia: students, practitioners, professionals, researchers, carers, family, friends and people with diagnosed or possible young onset dementia. The Reconsidering Dementia Series is an interdisciplinary series published by Open University Press that covers contemporary issues to challenge and engage readers in thinking deeply about the topic. The dementia field has developed rapidly in its scope and practice over the past ten years and books in this series will unpack not only what this means for the student, academic and practitioner, but also for all those affected by dementia.Series Editors: Dr Keith Oliver and Professor Dawn Brooker MBE.Jan Oyebode is Professor of Dementia Care at the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, UK where her current research focuses on how to provide better support for people with young onset dementia. She is also.

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• Titre: Young Onset Dementia Reconsidered: A Solution-Focused Approach
• Éditeur: Open University Press, GB
• Date de parution: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0335252494
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780335252497
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New
• Dimensions: 15,2 L x 1,85 H x 22,9 P (centimètres) 15,2 centimètres de largeur par 1,85 centimètres de hauteur par 22,9 centimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 465 grammes

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Synopsis

The proposed book will be a positive, solution-based text based on research evidence and best practice about the distinctive issues arising for people living with young onset dementia (YOD) and their families, and the types of support that are helpful. Targeted at social and healthcare students and practitioners, those in the voluntary and community sectors, professionals in training, researchers and those living with YOD and their family members. Eighty percent of the estimated 42,000 people living with YOD in the UK are served by all age dementia rather than specialist YOD services, and staff in these services have little experience and knowledge of, or training in, caring for those with YOD. Often they lack the specialist knowledge to know how to help. Through this book we aim to arm all staff and carers with useful information that will give them confidence to be able to understand and support those affected.

As the range of support needs that can arise in YOD is broad, it is hard for staff to keep up with evidence outside their specific discipline, so this work will provide a valuable collection for those wanting to update their knowledge. Students and staff in training for health or social care roles often have generic training with little time in the curriculum for dementia, let alone young onset dementia, and the book will fill this gap.

Further, the text is designed to inspire dementia researchers to turn to this under-researched but impactful area.
Finally, people with a diagnosis and their family members are often discharged and left to fend for themselves following diagnosis with little to no recourse, support, or literature. This book will be written in an accessible way to provide a valuable source of information for those directly affected by young onset dementia, as well as their family and friends who are often their carers.