Bridging the divide between biomedical and psychosocial approaches in dementia research: the 2019 INTERDEM manifesto
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To provide a new perspective on integrated biomedical and psychosocial dementia research. BACKGROUND: Dementia is being recognized as a multifactorial syndrome, but there is little interaction between biomedical and psychosocial approaches. A way to improve scientific knowledge is to seek better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the interaction between biomedical and psychosocial paradigms. One rationale for integrating biomedical and psychosocial research is the discordance between neuropathology and cognitive functioning. The concept of social health might bridge the two paradigms. It relates to how social resources influence the dynamic balance between capacities and limitations. HYPOTHESES: Social health can act as the driver for accessing cognitive reserve, in people with dementia through active facilitation and utilization of social and environmental resources. Thereby we link lifestyle social and opportunities to the brain reserve hypothesis. MANIFESTO: We provide a Manifesto on how to significantly move forward the dementia research agenda.
Source: Aging & Mental Health
Institutions: Radboud University Medical Center, University of Hull, Maastricht University Medical Centre, University of Bologna, Bangor University, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Charles University, University of Nottingham, Institute of Mental Health, Maastricht University
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2986491747