UK-based CEO of ADI , Paola Barbarino says, “All the women affected by dementia are exposed to what has been termed a triple jeopardy. They are discriminated against as a result of their AGE, of their GENDER, and of their CONDITION.” “And then I looked up Dementia ” yields demeaning synonyms in the dictionary for mental illness including insanity, derangement, lunacy and madness… and Alzheimer’s disease. How can we reduce the stigma of living with or caring for one with dementia when our dictionaries still refer to insanity and madness? What is particularly striking is the comment by the […]
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