Sage are proud to announce the publication of the first issue of Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. The contents for this issue are listed below. If you require further information about the journal please goto http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/Details/j0323.html or contact myself at the address below. Best wishes Debbie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dementia The International Journal of Social Research and Practice Volume 01 Issue 01 - Publication Date: 1 February 2002 Editorial John Keady University of Wales, Bangor, UK and Phyllis Braudy Harris John Carroll University, Ohio, USA Brief Essays Essay on a word: A lived experience of Alzheimer's disease Gloria J. Sterin PhD, retired http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/abstract/ab019948.html Dementia diagnosis and management in primary care: Developing and testing educational models Steve Iliffe and Jane Wilcock Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, RFUCLMS , Tony Austin Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education, UCL , Kate Walters and Greta Rait Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, RFUCLMS , Stephen Turner and Michelle Bryans Dept. of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling and Murna Downs School of Health Studies, University of Bradford http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/abstract/ab021740.html Articles Surviving manifestations of selfhood in Alzheimer's disease: A Case Study Steven R. Sabat Georgetown University, USA Safety seeking behaviours: Conceptualizing a person's reaction to the experience of cognitive confusion Ian A. James and Neil Sabin Newcastle General Hospital http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/abstract/ab020859.html What do general practitioners tell people with dementia and their families about the condition?: A survey of experiences in Scotland Murna Downs University of Bradford , Richard Clibbens Wakefield and Pontefract Community Health NHS Trust , Catherine Rae and Ailsa Cook University of Stirling and Robert Woods Dementia Services Development Centre, Wales http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/abstract/ab019952.html Family caregivers' willingness to pay for drugs indicated for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: An economic or psychological model? Perla Werner University of Haifa , Michal Schnaider-Beeri Sheva Medical Centre , Judith Aharon Rambam Medical Center and Michael Davidson Sheva Medical Centre/Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/abstract/ab020698.html Working with family carers of people with dementia: 'Negotiated' coping as an essential outcome Mike Nolan School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield , Prue Ingram Alzheimer's Association, Victoria, Australia and Roger Watson School of Nursing, University of Hull http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/abstract/ab019950.html Services for younger people with dementia: Problems with differentiating needs on the basis of age Jan Reed Centre for Care of Older People, Newcastle upon Tyne , Caroline Cantley Dementia North , Charlotte L. Clarke Nursing Research and Development Unit and David Stanley Centre for Care of Older People, Newcastle upon Tyne http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/issue/abstract/ab019951.html Innovative Practice Welcome and introduction to the Innovatice Practice section Jo Moriarty National Institute of Social Work, London, UK Book Reviews Vellas, B. and L.J Fitten, Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease, Vol. 3, reviewed by Manikkarasa Devakumar Nolan, Mike, Sue Davies and Gorden Grant, Working with Older People and Their Families: Key Issues in Policy and Practice., reviewed by Suzanne Cahill Lechner, Viola M. and Margaret B. Neal (eds), Work and Caring for the Elderly: International Perspectives, reviewed by Deborah Setterlund Thorson, J.A., Aging in a Changing Society (2nd edn), reviewed by Charlotte Clarke Debbie Cock Journals Marketing Manager SAGE Publications 6 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PU Tel: +44 (0) 20 7374 0645 extn 2212 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7374 8741 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website: www.sagepub.co.uk