Part I: Models and theories
Chapter 1: Metasynthesis of the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease
Chapter 2: All God’s children — The spiritual needs of people with dementia
Chapter 3: Metaphors for teaching about changing memory and cognition in Alzheimer’s disease
Chapter 4: Personal Construct Psychology and person-centred care
Part II: Interventions in care facilities
Chapter 5: Living in lifestyle groups in nursing homes
Chapter 6: Sonas aPc — Activating the potential for communication through multisensory stimulation
Chapter 7: Memory groups — Facilitating open dialogue between persons with dementia
Chapter 8: Music therapy for persons with dementia
Part III: Topics related to care-giving issues
Chapter 9: Towards a psychology of dementia care
Chapter 10: Support programmes for caregivers of persons with dementia
Chapter 11: Coping in early dementia
Chapter 12: The loss of meaningful attachments in dementia and behavioural stage-specific implications
Part IV: Family and professional caregivers
Chapter 13: The care-giving stress process
Chapter 14: The Alzheimer Café concept
Chapter 15: Caring together for persons with dementia — The role of the district nurse in home care
Chapter 16: The power of abuse
Part V: Ethical issues
Chapter 17: Between autonomy and security — Ethical questions in the care of elderly persons with dementia in nursing homes
Chapter 18: Autonomy, competence and advance directives
Chapter 19: Care-giving in dementia — An emancipatory challenge