Dementia and Society

Introduction: Mathieu Vandenbulcke, Erik Schokkaert and Rose-Marie Droees; 1. Different perspectives on dementia Lies Van Assche, Martin Rossor, Constantine Lyketsos, John Keady and Mathieu Vandenbulcke; 2. From history to intervention: a socio-cultural analysis of dementia stigma Perla Werner, Pieter Vermeulen, Baldwin Van Gorp and Peter Simonsen; 3. Personhood, identity, and autonomy Bart Pattyn, Peter Hacker, Ursula Basset, Mathieu Vandenbulcke and Rose-Marie Droees; 4. Living meaningfully with dementia Laura Dewitte, Gorill Haugan, Mathieu Vandenbulcke and Jessie Dezutter; 5. Quality of life of persons with dementia: different disciplinary perspectives Rose-Marie Droees, Teake Ettema, Martin Knapp and Erik Schokkaert; 6. Living with dementia: relationships, intimacy, sexuality, and care Frauke Claes, Nelle Frederix and Paul Enzlin; 7. Informal care for persons with dementia: characteristics and evidence-based support interventions Anja Declercq, Rose-Marie Droees, Mary Mittelman and Chantal Van Audenhove; 8. Risk factors and non-pharmacological prevention of dementia Rudi D'Hooge, Ann Van der Jeugd, Sebastiaan Engelborghs, Frans Boch Waldorff and Mathieu Vandenbulcke; 9. An empowering dementia environment Jos Tournoy, John Keady, Mythily Subramaniam, Evelien Coppens, Aline Sevenants, Chantal Van Audenhove, Maarten Van Den Bossche, Iris Van Steenwinkel and Ann Heylighen; 10. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the well-being of people living with dementia Debby Gerritsen, Henriette van de Roest, Shirley Evans, Ruslan Leontjevas, Marleen Prins, Dawn Brooker and Rose-Marie Droees; 11. Care planning and the lived experience of dementia: establishing real will and preferences beyond mental capacity Tim Opgenhaffen, Johan Put, Jan De Lepeleire, John Keady and Aagje Swinnen; 12. Societal and ethical views on end-of-life decisions in dementia Chris Gastmans, Jenny van der Steen and Wilco Achterberg; 13. Driving and dementia Catarina Lundberg and Dorota Religa; 14. Social and private costs of dementia care Patrick Cloos, Martin Knapp, Jeroen Luyten, Erik Schokkaert and Cheng Shi.