michael s. okun received his m.d. with honors from the university of florida. he was fellowship trained by mahlon delong, jerrold vitek and ray watts at emory university in atlanta ga before moving to found the movement disorders program at the university of florida. he is currently chair of neurology, professor and executive director of the fixel institute for neurological diseases at the university of florida health college of medicine. the uf institute he co-founded with kelly d. foote, m.d. is unique in that it is comprised of over 100 interdisciplinary faculty members from diverse areas of campus, all of whom are dedicated to care, outreach, education and research. dr. okun was instrumental in the construction of a one-stop patient-centered clinical-research experience for national and international patients seeking care at the university of florida. this change in care and research delivery has since been named the service and science hub model of care. the uf based institute draws national and international visitors interested in deploying this innovative clinical-research model and on july 19, 2019 the institute opened a new free standing building. dr. okun has served as the national medical director for the parkinson’s foundation since 2006 and as the medical advisor for tyler’s hope for a dystonia cure. he has been supported by grants from the national institutes of health, the smallwood foundation, the tourette association of america, the parkinson alliance, the bachmann-strauss foundation, the parkinson’s foundation, and the michael j. fox foundation. dr. okun has an active research career exploring non-motor basal ganglia brain features and currently holds two nih r01 grants and several foundation grants exploring various aspects of deep brain stimulation and neuromodulation. dr. okun has been an integral part of some of the pioneering studies exploring the cognitive, behavioral, and mood effects of brain stimulation and since 2005 his laboratory has been working to uncover the electrical brain signals associated with human tic. he has also partnered with dr. ayse gunduz and kelly foote to develop a first generation of closed loop adaptive deep brain stimulation approaches. dr. okun was the founding pi for the international database and public registry for tourette deep brain stimulation. he and his group have contributed data to support the fda approval of several device related approaches now used to treat human disease. dr. okun holds the adelaide lackner professorship in neurology and has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles (h index of 70). he is a poet (lessons from the bedside, 1995) and his book, parkinson
background literature, film and news media reflect and shape social perceptions of dementia which in turn impact on dementia stigma. the aim of this paper is to systematically review papers on the depiction and frames for dementia in literature, film, mass media and social media in order to better understand cultural stigma related to dementia. methods a systematic search of electronic databases was undertaken combining phrases relating to dementia, popular culture and representations, and phrases relating to dementia and stigma. we searched for scientific english language papers which included original analysis on the representation or depiction of dementia in popular culture (i.e. in film and television, literature, news, social media and language). articles published between 1989–2018 were included. the search was conducted in december 2017 and updated in january 2019. inductive thematic synthesis was undertaken. results a total of 60 articles were included from an initial sample of 37022. dementia was almost always depicted in conjunction with ageing, and often equated with alzheimer’s disease. common frames for dementia were biomedical - dementia involves the deterioration of the brain for which there is no current cure; natural disaster or epidemic - dementia is a force of nature which will overwhelm mankind; and living dead – people with dementia lose their brains, memories, minds and consequently their personhood and human rights. there were examples of more positive depictions of dementia including expressing love and individual agency and experiencing personal growth. feelings commonly associated with dementia were fear, shame, compassion and guilt, and depictions often resulted in a sense of social distance. conclusions depictions of dementia in popular culture are associated with negative images and feelings, and social distance between people with dementia and those without. these correspond to dementia stigma in the public and as experienced by people with dementia. further research is needed into the impact of literature, news and social media on dementia stigma and these cultural mediums might be used to reduce stigma.
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