Communicating with People with Dementia: The Effects of Labeling Relationships (part 1)

Part 1 of 3 videos in which Dr. Steven Sabat of Georgetown University speaks about the importance of the language used to communicate with persons who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. He describes how the words we use can lessen the social stigmas associated with dementia. In this video Dr. Sabat introduces some ways that a relationship’s labels (such as doctor-patient) can affect the nature of the relationship, including the importance of personal attributes.