The Journal's 10 year Anniversary - Looking back and moving forward Phyllis 'Penny' Braudy Harris and John Keady

摘要

This issue marks the 10th year of the Journal, whose guiding mission has been, "To provide a major international forum for social-behavioral research and practice that has direct relevance on improving the quality of life (QOL) and quality of care for people with dementia and their families" (Keady & Harris, 2002). For where the main focus of biomedical research has been on the cause of dementia, the focus of social-behavioral research is on the consequences of living with dementia. On a daily basis, persons with dementia and their family members must face alone and together this "lived experience," with its ever constant changes, surprises, challenges, disappointments, and sometimes rewards; and most of all they must learn to cope. Social-behavioral research can help.