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National survey to assess current practices in the diagnosis and management of young people with dementia
Author(s)	Rebecca Cordery, Richard Harvey, Christopher Frost
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 2, February 2002
Pages	pp pp 124-127
Keywords	Dementia ; Early ; Diagnosis ; Psychiatrists ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The Royal College of Psychiatrists has recommended that old age psychiatrists may be best placed to take responsibility for service provision for younger people with dementia. There are concerns, however, that if referred between specialists - particularly neurologists and old age psychiatrists - is incomplete, patients may be under-investigated or inappropriately followed up. A postal survey of all consultant neurologists and consultant old age psychiatrists in the UK (response rate 58%) found that the ideal of full collaboration between these two groups is not achieved. Young patients may be under-investigated if managed solely by an old-age psychiatrist, and may not receive adequate follow-up services if managed solely by a neurologist. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020215211 A
Classmark	EA: 4J: LK7: QT9: 3F
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