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Could different cultures teach us something about dementia?

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Could different cultures teach us something about dementia?Other cultures view dementia differently. Could they help us be better caregivers? BlurryMe/Shutterstock.com

Picture two different families, each dealing with a diagnosis of dementia in one of its members. In one case, the patient is a retired executive, whose family tries as long as possible to keep the diagnosis secret, relying primarily on...

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