Books by Julian C. Hughes

This book explores how a values-based, person-centred and rights-based approach can be applied to every aspect of the experience of dementia. It will appeal to clinicians, practitioners, academics and students from various fields including psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work and occupational therapy.

This guide will give practitioners the confidence to deal with the ethical and legal issues which arise in clinical dementia contexts. The standalone chapters cover difficult issues such as abuse, behaviour that challenges, and forced care, and the book contains clinical case vignettes throughout.

This book considers ethical decisions in the context of relationships, treatment, safety and quality of life. It draws on the experiences of family carers as well as on existing research and emphasizes the importance of empathy and the need to acknowledge different perspectives in order to reach the best decision for the person with dementia