“I’m not broken”: A blueprint to address stigma associated with dementia
WTD offers a framework to address some of the fear that lies at the heart of stigma. The collective experiences and learning reported by participants offer many insights into enhanced understanding and the resulting decrease in stigmatising words or actions. People living with dementia discovered their own complicity in their stigmatisation and experienced an empowering context where they could redefine themselves in a new light free of stigma.
Authors
- Sherril B. Gelmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5143-535X)
- Walter D Dawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-0471)
- Lingani Mbakile‐Mahlanza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1285-3276)
- Fernando Aguzzoli Peres
- Jonathan Adrian Zegarra‐Valdivia
- Br. John‐Richard Pagan
- Kate Irving
Institutions
- Portland State University (US)
- University of Botswana (BW)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Alzheimer Disease International (GB)
- Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience (ES)
- GCE Lab School (US)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Universidad Señor de Sipán (PE)
- Dublin City University (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_097741
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00