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Dementia: a brief history of the concept

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The concept of dementia that we know today, and which forms the subject-matter of this book, has evolved over many centuries. The problem has always been what to make of the term. Its derivation has not helped matters for ‘dementia’ corresponds to Latin dementatus — that is, out of one’s mind, crazed, applicable to any and all abnormal, unusual, incomprehensible or bizarre behaviour.

The best way to suppose what may come is to remember what is past.

George Savile (1633–1695)

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Mahendra, B. (1987). Dementia: a brief history of the concept. In: Dementia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3183-1_1

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