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| The care of patients with dementia | | Author(s) | I Leroi, C Steele, C G Lyketsos |
| Journal title | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 9, no 3, August 1999 |
| Pages | pp 235-256 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Therapeutics ; Drugs ; Management [care]. |
| Annotation | The cornerstone of effective care for a dementia patient is comprehensive assessment and diagnosis, consisting of a neuropsychiatric evaluation, a family assessment and the setting of treatment goals. The aim of this article is to provide a framework for any clinician involved in the management of patients with dementia. Dementia has been thought of as untreatable by some health professionals. However, in many ways it can be managed effectively and its consequences reversed or stabilised, even though the disease process may be irreversible. With evolving knowledge in basic research and with the development of new pharmacological interventions, more effective treatments will be available in the coming years. The authors provide a guide to the management of patients with dementia which is responsive to the introduction of future treatments. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000208214 A |
| Classmark | EA: LL: LLD: QA |
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