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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
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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