Relationships between autobiographical memory, identity and awareness in early-stage dementia

................................................................... i Declarations ............................................................... Acknowledgments ...................................................... iv SECTION ONE ETHICS PROPOSAL Introduction ............................................................... Ethics Proposal ............................................................ Appendix I Ethical approval letters Appendix 2 Invitation letters, information sheets, consent forms Appendix 3 Measures Appendix 4 Research and Development application Appendix 5 Research and Development approval letter SECTION TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Title page .................................................................. I Abstract ..................................................................... 2 Literature review ......................................................... 3 References ................................................................. 18 Appendix I Notes for contributors SECTION THREE RESEARCH PAPER Title page .................................................................. I Abstract ..................................................................... 2.................................................................... 2 Introduction ............................................................... 3 Method ..................................................................... 8 Results ...................................................................... 14 Discussion .................................................................. 20 References .................................................................. 25 Appendix I Tables and figure identified in the text Appendix 2 Notes for contributors SECTION FOUR DISCUSSION PAPER Title page .................................................................. I Discussion paper .......................................................... 2 References .................................................................. 13 SECTION FIVE WORD COUNT

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