Drawing on a variety of philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, Hume, Wittgenstein, this book explores the nature of personal identity in dementia. It shows how the lives and selfhood of people with dementia can be enhanced by attention to their psychosocial and spiritual environment. It is written by leading figures in psychiatry and philosophy.

Sportive care can be thought of as an extension of palliative care so that the person with dementia receives good quality, holistic care that makes no distinctions between the dichotomies of care and cure from the time of diagnosis until, and beyond, death. It recognizes the need for an inter-disciplinary approach for continuity of care. Supportive care in dementia must, therefore, be broad in its scope and application. Supportive Care of the Person with Dementia provides just such a broad and full perspective, drawing upon the experience and expertise of a wide range of internationally-based...